Fraction

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In common usage a fraction is any part of a unit.

Fraction may also mean:

  • Fraction (mathematics), a quotient of numbers, e.g. "¾"; or, more generally, an element of a quotient field
  • Fraction (chemistry), a quantity of a substance collected by the separation process known as fractionation
  • Fraction (religion), the ceremonial act of breaking the bread during Christian Communion
  • Fraction (politics), a parliamentary party
  • Fraction (comic), a short-lived comic about the theft of a powersuit

[edit] See also

  • A faction – note spelling – is a splinter group or other smaller group within or previously associated with a larger group.