 | Ezra S. Winslow - 1872 - 256 σελίδες
...unit is the quotient arising therefrom. A simple fraction is either a proper or improper fraction. A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator, as £, §, |£, &c. An improper fraction has its numerator equal to or greater thnn its denominator, as... | |
 | Francis Young (F.R.G.S.) - 1872 - 204 σελίδες
...called the NUMERATOR, and tells how many of those equal parts are to be taken to form the fraction. A PROPER fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator, as *, -ft-, -ffo, An IMPROPER fraction is one whose numerator is greater A M1XED number is made up of... | |
 | Shelton Palmer Sanford - 1872 - 404 σελίδες
...than the denominator, the value of the fraction is (/reciter than a unit, as -J, £, etc. ART. 101. A PROPER fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator, as £, £, etc. An IMPROPER fraction is one whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator,... | |
 | Joseph Ray - 1866 - 212 σελίδες
...twelve-twenty-firsts, one hundred and seven-one hundred and eighths, ninetyfortieths, and twenty-nine-eighty-fourths. A Proper Fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator; as, -\, $,, $. An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator;... | |
 | Henry Beadman Bryant, Emerson Elbridge White, Corydon Giles Stowell - 1872 - 576 σελίδες
...the last becomes 2 x — — . o 5 1!)7, 1. Simple Fractions are divided into proper and improper. 2. A Proper Fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator; as, f, T7T, -*£0. 3. An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator equals or exceeds its denominator ; as,... | |
 | Popular educator - 1872 - 848 σελίδες
...adjective meaning fresh, entire, or unbroken, which has been adopted into the English language. 2. A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator, as >,. f, j. An improper fraction is ona whose numerator is not less than its denominator, as |, J, etc.... | |
 | Richard Rickard - 1873 - 364 σελίδες
...numbers, as £, -fa, 1-/, V+.sA ) 608' . Simple fractions are of two kmds — proper and improper. 66. A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator, as T, -J-, £|. Its value is always less than 1. 67. An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal... | |
 | T. A. Bryce - 1873 - 370 σελίδες
...according to four different circumstances. I. They are divided into Proper and Improper Fractions. A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator. In strictness such alone is a fraction. An improper fraction is one whose numerator is greater than... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - 1874 - 320 σελίδες
...; Trf • or or I or 1 ? 1 or f ? 160. Common Fractions aie classified as Proper and Improper. 161. A Proper Fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator, and its value is less than 1 ; thus, |, |, ^ are proper fractions. 163. An Improper Fraction is one... | |
 | Joseph Ficklin - 1874 - 446 σελίδες
...the indicated product of two or more fractions. Thus, TX ~¡ X т. is a compound fracoaj tion. 148. A Proper Fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator. Thus, T is a proper fraction. a + b 149. An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator is equal to or... | |
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An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator ; as, f... 
