Wednesday, 23 November 2011

DICTIONARY CORNER

Fraction
A way of representing parts of a whole set. A fraction is one or more parts of something split into equal parts; fraction are made up of a numerator (top number) and denominator (bottom number).

Numerator
The number above the line in a fraction; indicates the number of equivalent parts being considered.

Denominator
The number below the fraction bar; indicates the number of equivalent pieces or sets into which something is considered.

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