Synonyms for Fraction
ˈfræk ʃənfrac·tion

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 3 votes

1. fractionnoun

   Part, a substance, quantity, or amount that is the result of the division of something greater, is the general word, including all the others of this group. A fragment is the result of breaking, rending, or disruption of some kind, while a piece may be smoothly or evenly separated and have a certain completeness in itself. A piece is often taken for a sample; a fragment scarcely would be. Division and fraction are always regarded as in connection with the total; divisions may be equal or unequal; a fraction is one of several equal parts into which the whole is supposed to be divided. A portion is a part viewed with reference to some one who is to receive it or some special purpose to which it is to be applied; in a restaurant one portion (i. e., the amount designed for one person) is sometimes, by special order, served to two; a share is a part to which one has or may acquire a right in connection with others; an instalment is one of a series of proportionate payments that are to be continued till the entire claim is discharged; a particle is an exceedingly small part. A component, constituent, ingredient, or element is a part of some compound or mixture; an element is necessary to the existence, as a component or constituent is necessary to the completeness of that which it helps to compose; an ingredient may be foreign or accidental. A subdivision is a division of a division. We speak of a segment of a circle. Compare PARTICLE; PORTION.

   Synonyms:
   atom, component, constituent, division, element, fragment, ingredient, instalment, member, part, part, particle, piece, portion, section, segment, share, subdivision

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 5 votes

1. fractionnoun

   a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process

2. fractionnoun

   a small part or item forming a piece of a whole

3. fractionverb

   the quotient of two rational numbers

4. divide, fractionverb

   perform a division

   "Can you divide 49 by seven?"

   Synonyms:
   separate, split, disunite, part, carve up, dissever, fraction, split up, divide

Matched Categories

1. • Arithmetic
   • Calculate
   • Chemical
   • Part

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. fractionnoun

   Synonyms:
   part, portion, fragment, section, piece, bit, scrap

2. fractionnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Arith.) part of a unit

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "fraction":

   portion, moiety, fractions, proportion, aliquot, faction, part, split, percentage

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How to use Fraction in a sentence?

1. Mark Caserta:

   Why would somebody pay $100,000 in legal fees to go to trial when they can pay a fraction of that and be done with it?

2. Christophe Snoeck:

   Cremation destroys all organic matter [ including DNA ] but all the inorganic matter survives and we know, from the study of tooth enamel, that there is a huge amount of information contained in the inorganic fraction of human remains.

3. Mitch McConnell:

   The administration does not face any obstacle to moving nominees who are remotely qualified for the job. People who are mainstream and qualified have a path forward. And yet some of the same far left voices who attack Sen. Feinstein in the past are now suggesting that the Senate move her off the Judiciary Committee indefinitely, the stated reason, the supposed emergency, is that Democrats are aren’t able to push through a small fraction of their nominees who are so extreme and so unqualified that they cannot win a single Republican vote in committee.

4. Jonathan Schroden:

   Bagram formed a foundation for the wartime experience of a large fraction of U.S. military members and contractors who served in Afghanistan, the departure of the last U.S. troops from there will likely serve as the final turn of the page for many of these folks with respect to their time in that country.

5. Tanguy Seiwert:

   Response rate doesn't do this justice, a fraction of those patients will probably have long term survival. It can really make a difference for some patients who have incurable metastatic disease.