 | James Bates Thomson - 1846 - 402 σελίδες
...numerator, because it numbers the parts, or designates how*many are expressed by the fraction. 108. When the numerator is less than the denominator, the fraction is called a proper fraction. Thus, £, f , |, &c., are proper fractions. When the numerator is equal to, or greater than the denominator,... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - 1846 - 354 σελίδες
...numerator, because it numbers the parts, or designates how many are expressed by the fraction. 1O8. When the numerator is less than the denominator, the fraction is called a proper fraction. Thus, £, f , |, &c., are proper fractions. When the numerator is equal to, or greater than the denominator,... | |
 | David Henry Cruttenden - 1853 - 330 σελίδες
...denominator, is called THE VALUE of the fraction, \° = 4 value. 6. When the numerator of a fraction is less than the denominator, the fraction is called a PROPER fraction. AH remainders in Division are Proper fractions, as £, f, C3 c 2 7 9 113 °T, °TT' To"' To"o, To"oo*... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1858 - 186 σελίδες
...a unit has been divided, and the numerator shows how many of these equal parts have been taken. » When the numerator is less than the denominator, the...denominator, the fraction is called an improper fraction ; when a fraction is joined with a whole number, the expression is called a mixed number. 1. What kind... | |
 | Charles Davies - 1859 - 186 σελίδες
...fraction ^, into how many equal parts is the unit divided ? How many parts are taken ? * SUGGESTIONS. — When the numerator is less than the denominator, the fraction is called & proper fraction. When the numerator is greater than the denominator, the fraction is called an improper... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1860 - 164 σελίδες
...parts a unit has been divided, and the numerator shows how many of these equal parts have been taken. When the numerator is less than the denominator, the...denominator, the fraction is called an improper fraction ; when a fraction is joined with a whole number, the expregsjpn is called a mixed number. 1. What kind... | |
 | John Fair Stoddard - 1866 - 184 σελίδες
...When the numerator is less than the denominator, the value is less than a unit, and the expression is called a proper fraction. When the numerator is equal to, or greater than the denominator, the value is equal to, or greater than a unit, and the expression is... | |
 | Alexander Wilson (M.A.) - 1879 - 228 σελίδες
...the fraction - -, the numerator a + x is supposed ct ~~ '& to be divided by the denominator, a - x. When the numerator is less than the denominator, the...is called a proper fraction. When the numerator is greater than the denominator, and the division can be actually performed, either with or without a... | |
 | Edward Richard Shaw - 1887 - 488 σελίδες
...expressed by fractions with the numerator less than the denominator arc properly fractions. Hence such a fraction is called a proper fraction. When the numerator is equal to or greater than the denominator it expresses a unit or more than a unit and is not properly a fraction;... | |
 | Edward Richard Shaw - 1887 - 360 σελίδες
...expressed by fractions with the numerator less than the denominator arc properly fractions. Hence such a fraction is called a proper fraction. When the numerator is equal to or greater than the denominator it exEresses a unit or more than a unit and is not properly a fraction;... | |
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The numerator and denominator are called the terms of the fraction. When the numerator is less than the denominator, the fraction is called a proper fraction ; when the numerator is equal to or larger than the denominator, the fraction is called an improper... 
