A proper fraction is one fraction in which the numerator is smaller than the denominator.
Dissimilar fractions are two or more fractions whose denominators are different (dissimilar).
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A mixed number is a combination of an integer and a proper fraction.
In an improper fraction the absolute value of the numerator (the top) is bigger than the absolute value of the denominator. An improper fraction is also called a top-heavy fraction.
A proper fraction is a fraction whose numerator is less than its denominator, meaning its value is less than 1. An improper fraction is one whose numerator is greater than its denominator, meaning its value is more than 1. An improper fraction can always be written as a mixed number ... an integer plus a proper fraction.
In a proper fraction the absolute value of the numerator (top) is less than the denominator (bottom). In an improper fraction it is not.
the difference between a subset and a proper subset