It comes from a ratio of two integers, the second of which is not zero.
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No, it is not an adverb. Fraction is a noun (a part). The word has come to be used as a verb, rather than the original, which is "fracture."
Divide the top number (numerator) by the bottom number (denominator) of the fraction and the number you come up with is your decimal.
3/4
130 divided by 42= 3.0952381, that doesn't come out to an easy fraction.
An infinite amount of fraction can come between 1/6 and 1/5. For example, we know that 1/6 = 10/60 and 1/5 = 12/60, so a fraction between them would be 11/60.