common fraction
simple fraction
vulgar fraction BrE

Informally, this means that an irrational number cannot be represented as a simple fraction.

Because they represent the retina's activity in the simplest fractions or ratios.

The simplest fraction 3/y with a three-term expansion is 3/7.

Monthly rates tended to range from simple fractions to 3-4 percent, perhaps because lenders used Roman numerals.

While large and legible, these can be disruptive, particularly for simple fractions or within complex fractions.

A simple fraction contains no fraction either in its numerator or its denominator.

I was certainly in no shape to make any headway in simple fractions, let alone economics or establishing a relationship with a girl like Gwenn.

The fact that 26 is a composite number and lies between two composite numbers (25 and 27) leads to many simple fractions.

Other orbital resonances correspond to orbital periods whose lengths are simple fractions of Jupiter's.

In computer displays and typography, simple fractions are sometimes printed as a single character, e.g. (one half).

To reduce a complex fraction to a simple fraction, treat the longest fraction line as representing division.

First, further scientific advancements revealed the existence of smaller particles, such as electrons and quarks, whose masses are not related through simple fractions.

To reduce a compound fraction to a simple fraction, just carry out the multiplication (see the section on multiplication).

After dinner I asked her to show me what sums they were she found so difficult, and after a little pressure she brought one of simple fractions.

Generally used for simple fractions, such as: , , , , and .

The fact that elemental masses combined in simple fractions suggests that all elemental mass stems from a common source.

Pi is an irrational number (it cannot be expressed by any simple fraction of two integers) that has an infinite number of non-repeating digits.

In maths, they should be able to multiply and divide whole numbers by 10 or 100 and be able to use simple fractions and percentages.

Moments later, Mrs. DePalma said the young woman was unable to grasp abstract concepts, like understanding the simplest fractions.

The main motivation to decompose a rational function into a sum of simpler fractions is to make it simpler to perform linear operations on the sum.

Thus (for example) a mathematician confused about manipulation of simple fractions may be showing pathology which would not be diagnosable in a person without training in this area.

This example illustrates a common occurrence in physical science: when values are related through simple fractions, there is a good possibility that the values stem from a common source.

The more tightly bound the nucleus, the more energy is lost during formation and this binding energy loss causes the elemental masses not to be related through simple fractions.

Then the mediant has the property that it is the simplest fraction in the interval (a/c, b/d), in the sense of being the fraction with the smallest denominator.

These were pieces of solid silver cast to various weights corresponding to a traditional system of units related by simple fractions and multiples, one of which is the baht.