Meanings
nounproper fraction (plural proper fractions)
plural proper fractions
- arithmeticA vulgar fraction in which the magnitude of the numerator is less than or equal to that of the denominator, such as 2/3.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Translations
Bulgarian правилна дроб
- правилна дроб (pravilna drob)arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Chinese Mandarin 真分數 /真分数
- 真分數 /真分数 (zhēnfēnshù)arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Czech nepravý zlomek
- nepravý zlomekarithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Danish ægte brøk
- ægte brøkarithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Estonian lihtmurd
- lihtmurdarithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Finnish aito murtoluku
- aito murtolukuarithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Japanese 真分数
- 真分数 (shin-bunsū)arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Korean 진분수
- 진분수 (jinbunsu)arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Norwegian ekte brøk
- ekte brøkarithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Polish ułamek właściwy
- ułamek właściwyarithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Spanish fracción propia
- fracción propiaarithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Swedish äkta bråk, egentligt bråk
- äkta bråkarithmetic: a vulgar fraction
- egentligt bråkarithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Tagalog angkop na hatimbilang
- angkop na hatimbilangarithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Thai เศษส่วนแท้
- เศษส่วนแท้arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Welsh ffracsiwn bondrwm
- ffracsiwn bondrwmarithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Cite this entry
APA
proper fraction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proper%20fraction
MLA
“proper fraction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proper%20fraction. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proper fraction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proper%20fraction.
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