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fractions

NOUN

part

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chunk half portion

STRONG

bite cut division end fragment piece section share slice

Antonyms

STRONG

whole

WEAK

entirety total

NOUN

incomplete number

Synonyms

STRONGEST

portion ratio

STRONG

bit division fragment part partial piece quotient section segment slice subdivision

Antonyms

STRONGEST

whole

WEAK

entirety total

Example Sentences

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Hedge funds employ the best AI researchers available, spending hundreds of millions of dollars annually to extract fractions of a percentage point of edge.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

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

From Slate • May 2, 2026

And most of the parts that help drivers shave fractions of a second at circuits from Singapore to São Paulo are manufactured locally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 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

The hum of the electric motor deepened by fractions of a tone as he turned the nuts.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley