Fraction in lowest terms

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• lowest terms — noun plural Date: circa 1675 the form of a fraction in which the numerator and denominator have no factor in common except 1 < reduce a fraction to lowest terms > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• lowest terms — noun plural : the form of a fraction in which the numerator and denominator have no factor in common except 1 reduce a fraction to lowest terms …   Useful english dictionary

• Fraction (mathematics) — A cake with one quarter removed. The remaining three quarters are shown. Dotted lines indicate where the cake may be cut in order to divide it into equal parts. Each quarter of the cake is denoted by the fraction 1/4. A fraction (from Latin:… …   Wikipedia

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• Convergent (continued fraction) — A convergent is one of a sequence of values obtained by evaluating successive truncations of a continued fraction. The nth convergent is also known as the nth approximant of a continued fraction.[1] Contents 1 Representation of real numbers 2… …   Wikipedia

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