complex fractionnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌkɒm.pleks ˈfræk.ʃən//ˌkɑːm.pleks ˈfræk.ʃən/also compound fraction specializeda fraction in which either the numerator (= the number above the line) or the denominator (= the number below the line) is itself a fraction
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Fractions
- billionth
- deci-
- decimal place
- eighteenth
- fifth
- fiftieth
- fraction
- hundredth
- improper fraction
- millionth
- mixed fraction
- proper fraction
- quadrant
- quarter
- quartile
- seventh
- sixth
- thousandth
- three quarters
- twelfth
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Examples from literature
- When she jumped up from her easy-chair, she was trying to reduce the following complex fractions, into one simple one, and entirely failed.