| 单词 | improper fraction |
| 释义 | > as lemmasimproper fraction b. Not properly so called; improper fraction: a fraction whose numerator is greater than (or equal to) its denominator, and whose value is therefore greater than (or equal to) unity. (Formerly applied to analogous fractions in Algebra.) improper diphthong: see quot. 1795. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > [adjective] > named or called > without deserving the name named1532 improper1552 self-styled1640 equivocal1643 so-called1837 so-termed1843 so-styled1844 the world > relative properties > number > ratio or proportion > fraction > [noun] > numerator or denominator relationships improper fraction1552 proper fractiona1630 infinitesimal1706 complex fraction1827 1552 R. Record Ground of Artes (rev. ed.) ii. sig. Q.vi An impropre fraction..that is to say, a fraction in form, which in deed is greater then an vnite. 1629 J. Fletcher Faithfull Shepheardesse (ed. 2) To Rdr. They [shepherds and shepherdesses in a Pastoral] are not to be adorn'd with any art, but such improper ones as nature is said to bestow, as singing and Poetry. a1690 S. Jeake Λογιστικηλογία (1696) 44 Improper Fractions have alwayes the Numerator greater than the Denominator. 1795 L. Murray Eng. Gram. 4 An improper diphthong has but one of the vowels sounded; as, ea in eagle, oa in boat. 1806 C. Hutton Course Math. (ed. 5) I. 187 To Reduce an Improper Fraction to a Whole or Mixed Quantity. < as lemmas |
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