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Meaning of fractional number | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A word that expresses one or more of a specific number of parts of a whole.
  2. A fraction, such as 1/2 or 3/5.

Examples

“In English, most ordinal numbers double⟳ as fractional numbers — "third", "fourth", and so on — with the exception of "second", whose corresponding fractional number⟳ is "half".”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

fractional reserve banking fractional rig fractional volume fractionalisation fractionalism fractionalist

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