fractions

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Another five publications followed, including a 2025 textbook on continued fractions published by Springer.

From Slate • May 2, 2026

Titan's slightly elongated orbit can disturb inner moons when their orbital periods become simple fractions of Titan's.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

Markets are about to enter March, and yet only twice — by small fractions — has the S&P 500 closed outside its tight 6,800-to-7,000 range in 2026.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

To be sure, weird things happen on ice and snow when athletes are ripping down mountains and carving around sharp turns—and glory is decided by fractions of a second.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Whether this report is accurate or not, I’m convinced that a sizable minority of adult Americans wouldn’t be able to pass a simple test on percentages, decimals, fractions, and conversions from one to another.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos