subfraction

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noun

The result of fractionating a fraction into smaller components

OriginEnglish fraction ← Middle English fraccioun ← Old French fraccion →
Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounsubfraction (plural subfractions)

plural subfractions

  1. The result of fractionating a fraction into smaller components

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Old Frenchfraccion
  5. Middle Englishfraccioun
  6. Englishfraction
  7. Englishsubfraction

From sub- + fraction.

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APA

subfraction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subfraction

MLA

“subfraction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subfraction. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subfraction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subfraction.

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