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fraction

mathematical representation of a portion of a whole
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Summary

fraction ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,769 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • fraction is a type of rational number[2].
  • fraction is a type of mathematical notation[3].
  • fraction's Commons category is recorded as Fractions[4].
  • fraction comprises numerator[5].
  • fraction comprises denominator[6].
  • fraction's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fractions (mathematics)[7].
  • fraction's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • fraction's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[9].
  • fraction's described by source is recorded as Matemaatikaleksikon[10].
  • fraction's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[11].
  • fraction's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica First Edition[12].
  • fraction's topic has template is recorded as Template:Fraction[13].
  • fraction's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://math.stackexchange.com/tags/fractions[14].
  • fraction's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/tags/fractions[15].
  • fraction's different from is recorded as nominative case[16].
  • fraction's TeX string is recorded as \frac{}{}[17].
  • fraction's history of topic is recorded as history of fractions[18].
  • fraction's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19].
  • fraction's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[20].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include rational number[2] and mathematical notation[3].

Use and Application

Components include numerator[5] and denominator[6], a mathematical concept[21].

Why It Matters

fraction ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,769 views/month).[1] fraction has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] fraction is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Subclass of → rational number, mathematical notation
    Topic's main category → Category:Fractions (mathematics)
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 19541, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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