"fraction" meaning in French

See fraction in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fʁak.sjɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-fraction.ogg Forms: fractions [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French fraction, borrowed from Latin fractiōnem. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|fraction|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French fraction, {{inh+|fr|fro|fraction}} Inherited from Old French fraction, {{bor|fr|la|fractio|fractiōnem}} Latin fractiōnem Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} fraction f (plural fractions)
  1. fraction (small amount) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-fraction-fr-noun-8QxdhORm
  2. (mathematics) fraction Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-fraction-fr-noun-LA8PRYGq Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 72 17 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  3. fraction, breakup Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-fraction-fr-noun-K5yvTRqC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: barre de fraction, fractionnaire, fractionner Related terms: fracture

Inflected forms

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