A rational number expressed in the form (in-line notation) or (traditional "display" notation), where is called the numerator and is called the denominator. When written in-line, the slash "/" between numerator and denominator is called a solidus.
A mathematical joke states that 4/3 of people don't understand fractions.
A proper fraction is a fraction such that , and a reduced fraction is a fraction with common terms canceled out of the numerator and denominator.
The Egyptians expressed their fractions as sums (and differences) of unit fractions. Conway and Guy (1996) give a table of Roman notation for fractions, in which multiples of 1/12 (the uncia) were given separate names.
The rules for the algebraic combination of fractions are given by
Note however that the above results will not necessarily be reduced fractions.
See alsoAdjacent Fraction,
Anomalous Cancellation,
Common Fraction,
Complex Fraction,
Continued Fraction,
Denominator,
Egyptian Fraction,
Farey Sequence,
Golden Rule,
Half,
Improper Fraction,
Matrix Fraction,
Mediant,
Mixed Fraction,
Numerator,
Pandigital Fraction,
Proper Fraction,
Pythagorean Fraction,
Quarter,
Rational Number,
Reduced Fraction,
Solidus,
Unit Fraction Explore this topic in the MathWorld classroom Explore with Wolfram|Alpha ReferencesConway, J. H. and Guy, R. K. The Book of Numbers. New York: Springer-Verlag, pp. 22-23, 1996.Courant, R. and Robbins, H. "Decimal Fractions. Infinite Decimals." ยง2.2.2 in What Is Mathematics?: An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods, 2nd ed. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, pp. 61-63, 1996. Referenced on Wolfram|AlphaFraction Cite this as:Weisstein, Eric W. "Fraction." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Fraction.html
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