What does 2 over 5 mean?

Answer 1

2 over 5 is a fraction:

2/5

if you have a pie the total number of slices is denoted by the denominator (5). The numerator (2) denotes how many of those slices you are talking about...in this case (2)

Or.... in more advanced math it can mean 2 divided by 5

Answer 2

In mathematics, "2 over 5" refers to the fraction 2/5. This means that the number 2 is being divided into 5 equal parts, and we are considering 2 of those parts. The numerator (2) represents the number of parts we are interested in, while the denominator (5) represents the total number of parts that make up the whole.