Thesaurus:fraction

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English

Noun

Sense: ratio of two integers

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Instances

1/x fractions, hyphenated examples

x/y fractions, hyphenated examples

1/x fractions, examples, less common than the hyphenated ones

x/y fractions, examples, less common than the hyphenated ones

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Various

Related concepts

Notes

  • GPO manual states: "Print a hyphen between the elements of a fraction, but omit it between the numerator and the denominator when the hyphen appears in either or in both.
    one-thousandth
    two-thirds
    two one-thousandths
    twenty-three thirtieths
    twenty-one thirty-seconds
    three-fourths of an inch"

See also

References

  1. ^ 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov

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