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What is the meaning of the word color?

it is the fraction of light in water vapor


What is the meanig of math fraction?

A fraction is part of a whole number and it comes from a Latin word meaning broken part.


What is the word for a known fraction of a whole?

The term meaning 'known fraction of a whole' is aliquot. Good luck with the telegraph crossword ;-)


Why do they call it fractions?

The word fraction is derived from the Latin word frangere meaning to break. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And when something breaks it is in bits - fractions are bits of things.


Does the word fraction have a prefix?

No. Fraction is one, whole, single word.


What are the meaning of mixed fraction?

A whole number along with a fraction.


Is fraction a noun?

Yes, the word 'fraction' is a noun, a word for a part of a whole; a word for a thing.


Can you convert a whole number to a fraction?

Yes, for example 6 could be converted to the fraction 6/1 The posh word for this is a reciprocal. Basically meaning 1 under something. . Simply put a 1 under any original number to create a fraction.


Is fraction a three syllable word?

No the word fraction has two syllables. Frac-tion.


Meaning of fraction?

it has numerator and denominator


What is a compound word for the word fraction?

halfway


When were fractions discovered?

Historically, any number that did not represent a whole was called a "fraction". The numbers that we now call "decimals" were originally called "decimal fractions"; the numbers we now call "fractions" were called "vulgar fractions", the word "vulgar" meaning "commonplace". The word is also used in related expressions, such as continued fraction and algebraic fraction-see Special cases below.