Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #1233 of 1319

fraction (n.)

a part of a whole

Examples

  • A small fraction.

Key rules

  • A fraction is a part of a whole, such as one half
  • A small fraction, a fraction of the cost
  • Fraction is countable

Common mistakes

  • A small fractions of the population → A small fraction of the population
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