Fraction

n. product of the division of one number by another, quotient (Mathematics); part of a whole; segment, fragment

In common usage a fraction is any part of a unit.Fraction may also mean:Fraction (mathematics), a quotient of numbers, e.g. "¾"; or, more generally, an element of a quotient fieldFraction (chemistry), a quantity of a substance collected by the separation process known as fractionationFraction (religion), the ceremonial act of breaking the bread during Christian CommunionFraction (politics), a parliamentary partyFraction (comic), a short-lived comic about the theft of a powersuitFractional (ownership), a reference to property timeshareIn Human Resources, fraction can refer to the percentage of full-time a part-time employee works. So, for example, if an employee works 50% of the usual hours, their fraction is 50%. Positions which are filled by multiple employees at once can also be expressed by fractions > 100%. For example, if a position is budgeted as 150%, that means one 100 mployee and one 50 mployee can fill it at a time, or three 50 mployees. In this sense, fraction is in units of full-time equivalent employees.
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Noun
1. a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
(hypernym) chemical
(derivation) fractionate
2. a small part or item forming a piece of a whole
(hypernym) part, portion
3. the quotient of two rational numbers
(hypernym) rational number
(hyponym) mantissa, fixed-point part
(derivation) divide
Verb
1. perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?"
(synonym) divide
(hypernym) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
(hyponym) halve
(classification) arithmetic

n. fraction, part

(v. t.)
To separate by means of, or to subject to, fractional distillation or crystallization; to fractionate; -- frequently used with out; as, to fraction out a certain grade of oil from pretroleum.
  

(n.)
The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence.
  

(n.)
One or more aliquot parts of a unit or whole number; an expression for a definite portion of a unit or magnitude.
  

(n.)
A portion; a fragment.