fraction
Example Sentences
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The number likely refers to his heart’s ejection fraction, which measures the volume of blood coming out of the heart’s left ventricle or being drawn into the right ventricle when the heart beats.
From Los Angeles Times
This is a fraction of Britain’s 2.6 million total millionaires, but when the “smart money” is going that’s a canary in a coal mine.
From MarketWatch
Looking ahead, you have a lot of questions and hurdles awaiting you, the same as anyone earning a fraction of your husband’s salary.
From MarketWatch
More than once, she missed the top of the podium by fractions of a second.
Before the Eaton fire, Edison won praise from consumer advocates by installing insulated overhead wires that sharply cut the risk of the lines sparking a fire for a fraction of the cost.
From Los Angeles Times
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