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  2. Irreducible fraction - Wikipedia

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    For example, ⁠ 1 / 4 ⁠, ⁠ 5 / 6 ⁠, and ⁠ −101 / 100 ⁠ are all irreducible fractions. On the other hand, ⁠ 2 / 4 ⁠ is reducible since it is equal in value to ⁠ 1 / 2 ⁠, and the numerator of ⁠ 1 / 2 ⁠ is less than the numerator of ⁠ 2 / 4 ⁠. A fraction that is reducible can be reduced by dividing both the numerator ...

  3. Fraction - Wikipedia

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    6 1 2 1 1 −1 4 5 9. and would be written in modern notation as 6 ⁠ 1 / 4 ⁠, 1 ⁠ 1 / 5 ⁠, and 2 − ⁠ 1 / 9 ⁠ (i.e., 1 ⁠ 8 / 9 ⁠). The horizontal fraction bar is first attested in the work of Al-Hassār (fl. 1200), [35] a Muslim mathematician from Fez, Morocco, who specialized in Islamic inheritance jurisprudence.

  4. Number Forms - Wikipedia

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    2 ⁄ 3: 0.666... Vulgar Fraction Two Thirds 2154 8532 ⅕ 1 ⁄ 5: 0.2 Vulgar Fraction One Fifth 2155 8533 ⅖ 25: 0.4 Vulgar Fraction Two Fifths 2156 8534 ⅗ 3 ⁄ 5: 0.6 Vulgar Fraction Three Fifths 2157 8535 ⅘ 45: 0.8 Vulgar Fraction Four Fifths 2158 8536 ⅙ 1 ⁄ 6: 0.166... Vulgar Fraction One Sixth 2159 8537 ⅚ 5 ⁄ 6: 0 ...

  5. Ratio - Wikipedia

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    For example, the ratio 4:5 can be written as 1:1.25 (dividing both sides by 4) Alternatively, it can be written as 0.8:1 (dividing both sides by 5). Where the context makes the meaning clear, a ratio in this form is sometimes written without the 1 and the ratio symbol (:), though, mathematically, this makes it a factor or multiplier .

  6. Simplification - Wikipedia

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    Simplification is the process of replacing a mathematical expression by an equivalent one that is simpler (usually shorter), according to a well-founded ordering. Examples include:

  7. Algebraic fraction - Wikipedia

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    A complex fraction is a fraction whose numerator or denominator, or both, contains a fraction. A simple fraction contains no fraction either in its numerator or its denominator. A fraction is in lowest terms if the only factor common to the numerator and the denominator is 1. An expression which is not in fractional form is an integral ...

  8. Solving quadratic equations with continued fractions - Wikipedia

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    Denoting the two roots by r 1 and r 2 we distinguish three cases. If the discriminant is zero the fraction converges to the single root of multiplicity two. If the discriminant is not zero, and |r 1 | ≠ |r 2 |, the continued fraction converges to the root of maximum modulus (i.e., to the root with the greater absolute value).

  9. Fraction (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    A fraction is one or more equal parts of something. Fraction may also refer to: Fraction (chemistry), a quantity of a substance collected by fractionation; Fraction (floating point number), an (ambiguous) term sometimes used to specify a part of a floating point number; Fraction (politics), a subgroup within a parliamentary party