fraction bar
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English
Noun
fraction bar (plural fraction bars)
- (typography, mathematics) The line separating the numerator from the denominator, whether horizontal, oblique, or diagonal.
- 2006, Gavin Ambrose et al., The Fundamentals of Typography, page 74:
Synonyms
- (horizontal line): horizontal bar
- (diagonal line): fraction slash (as the kerned diagonal line ⟨⁄⟩); diagonal, diagonal mark (as a diagonal line regardless of kerning); see slash (as the unkerned oblique line ⟨/⟩)
Translations
line separating numerator from denominator
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