unit fraction

English

Noun

unit fraction (plural unit fractions)

(arithmetic) A fraction whose numerator is 1 and whose denominator is a positive integer; for example, ${\frac {1}{2}}$ or 1/35.

Synonyms

Egyptian fraction

Translations

fraction whose numerator is 1 and denominator a positive integer

Finnish: yksikkömurtoluku (fi)
French: fraction unitaire f

Icelandic: stofnbrot n

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