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• fraction — in general use means ‘a very small part’: • Teaching loads at white schools often are only a fraction the size of those at black schools Saturday Review, AmE 1971. This use is idiomatic despite the pedantic objection occasionally heard that a… …   Modern English usage

• Small-world network — In mathematics and physics, a small world network is a type of mathematical graph in which most nodes are not neighbors of one another, but most nodes can be reached from every other by a small number of hops or steps. A small world network,… …   Wikipedia

• fraction — 01. These desserts taste like the rich desserts you love, but at a [fraction] of the calories. 02. Only a [fraction] of those who try to immigrate to this country each year are actually accepted. 03. You can buy regular jeans at a [fraction] of… …   Grammatical examples in English

• fraction — frac|tion [ frækʃən ] noun count ** 1. ) a division or part of a whole number, for example ½ or ¾ 2. ) a small part or amount of something: fraction of: His shares are now worth a fraction of their former value. a fraction of a second/an inch:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Small number — Within a set of positive numbers, a number is small if it is close to zero. A number is smaller if it is less than another number.Within a set of positive and negative numbers there is ambiguity, because being closer to zero does not correspond… …   Wikipedia

• fraction — 1. noun /ˈfræk.ʃən/ a) A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part. With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a… …   Wiktionary

• 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

• Fraction (religion) — The Fraction is the ceremonial act of breaking the consecrated bread during the Eucharistic rite in some Christian denominations. Western ChristianRoman CatholicIn the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, it is accompanied by the singing or… …   Wikipedia

• fraction — /frak sheuhn/, n. 1. Math. a. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed. 2. Chem. (in a volatile mixture) a component whose range of boiling point temperatures allows it to be separated… …   Universalium

• fraction — noun (C) 1 a very small amount of something (+ of): Gwen carefully opened the door a fraction. 2 a division or a part of a whole number in mathematics: ¾ and ¼ are fractions see also: common fraction, improper fraction, proper fraction, vulgar… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• small — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ become, get, grow ▪ The gap seemed to be getting smaller …   Collocations dictionary