proper fraction
Top-heavy's opposite
A proper fraction is a fraction where the numerator is smaller than the denominator, making the value less than one: 3/4, 7/16, 99/100.
The opposite is an improper fraction, where the numerator equals or exceeds the denominator.
Number being divided
- denominatorFraction's bottom number
- halvesEqual portions of whole
- thirdsOne of three parts
- quartersAssigned living accommodations
fifths · sixths · sevenths · eighths · ninths · tenths · twelfths · sixteenths
Joining quantities mathematically
- subtractionRemoving quantities mathematically
- multiplicationProduct-finding operation
- divisionSplitting into parts
- common denominatorNumber dividing all terms
cross-multiply · reciprocal · quotient · dividend · divisor · percentage · ratio · proportion
Make smaller in degree
- simplifyMake less complex
- greatest common divisorLargest shared factor
- common divisorFactor of multiple integers
- cancelRevoke or terminate
numerator
Number being divided
- denominatorFraction's bottom number
- halvesEqual portions of whole
- thirdsOne of three parts
quarters · fifths · sixths · sevenths · eighths · ninths · tenths · twelfths · sixteenths · partitive
addition
Joining quantities mathematically
- subtractionRemoving quantities mathematically
- multiplicationProduct-finding operation
- divisionSplitting into parts
common denominator · cross-multiply · reciprocal · quotient · dividend · divisor · percentage · ratio · proportion · compare
reduce
Make smaller in degree
- simplifyMake less complex
- greatest common divisorLargest shared factor
- common divisorFactor of multiple integers
cancel · common factors · prime factorization · irreducible · factor
proper fractionimproper fraction
Numerator surpasses denominator
mixed number · whole number · integer · natural number · irrational number
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