"vanishing fraction" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: vanishing fractions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} vanishing fraction (plural vanishing fractions)
  1. (mathematics) A fraction which reduces to the form 0/0 for a particular value of the variable which enters it, usually in consequence of the existence of a common factor in both terms of the fraction, which factor becomes 0 for this particular value of the variable. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-vanishing_fraction-en-noun-nFFtBm09 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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