English Explanatory Dictionary

vulgar fraction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fraction written in the form of one integer divided by another, non-zero, integer, e.g. ½.

Word forms

vulgar fraction vulgar fractions

Etymology

Calque of New Latin fractiō vulgāris, from Latin vulgāris (“common”), originally in contrast to specialised forms such as “astronomical” (sexagesimal) fractions.

Synonyms

common fraction
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