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The name of a fraction with a larger number on top is called an improper fraction.
improper fraction
When you have fractions with like denominators, the larger is the one with the larger numerator.
smaller
If the fractions have the same numerator (top number), then the fraction with the larger denominator (bottom number) is the smaller fraction, which implies that the fraction with the smaller denominator is the larger fraction. For example with 1/2 and 1/4, it can be easily seen that 1/2 is the larger of the two.