 | Dana Pond Colburn - 1856 - 392 σελίδες
...each of which is a whole number, as J, f , *• (b.) Simple fractions may be proper or improper. (c.) A proper fraction is a fraction whose numerator is less than its denominator, as T8T, £, -}£. (d.) An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than, its denominator,... | |
 | Daniel Leach - 1857 - 314 σελίδες
...one. 77.\A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator, as f , f , %. 78.Xln improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator, as |, %, f . OBs.^Proper and improper fractions arc also called simple fractions. What arc fractions... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1857 - 452 σελίδες
...3. 210. A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than the denominator ; as -f , f, J. 211 1 An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than, the denominator ; as f, %£, -^. 212. A mixed number is a whole number with a fraction ; as 3£, 16$,... | |
 | Charles Guilford Burnham - 1857 - 342 σελίδες
...subdivided ? 1. A Proper Fraction is one whose numerator is less than the denominator, as ^, ^, l, etc. 2. .An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than the denominator, as | , |, fy, etc. 3. A Compound Fraction is a fraction of a fraction, as ^ of | of... | |
 | Barnard Smith - 1857 - 740 σελίδες
...FRACTION is one whose numerator is less than the denominator ; thus, f , £, f are proper fractions. (2) An IMPROPER FRACTION is one whose numerator is equal to or greater than the denominator ; thus, £ , £ , % are improper fractions. (3) A SIMPLE FRACTION is one whose numerator... | |
 | Charles Guilford Burnham - 1857 - 328 σελίδες
...mixed. 1. A, Proper Fraction is one whose numerator is less than the denominator, as ^, ^, 1, etc. 2. An Improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than the denominator, as |, f-, -f-, etc. 3. A Compound Fraction is a fraction of a fraction, as J of f... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1857 - 336 σελίδες
...expressed by the fraction. A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than the denominator ; as, ^. An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than, the denominator ; as, f , §. NOTE. — A fraction, strictly speaking, is less than a unit ; hence,... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - 1858 - 400 σελίδες
...mixed numbers. A proper fraction is a fraction whose numerator is less than its denominator ; as |, f , f . An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than its denominator ; as, j¡, |. A simple fraction is a fraction which has hut one numerator and one denominator, and... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1858 - 332 σελίδες
...are taken, or expressed by the fraction. A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than the denominator; as, -f. An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than, the denominator ; as, f , f . NOTE. . — A fraction, strictly speaking, is less than a unit ; hence,... | |
 | David Price - 1858 - 264 σελίδες
...f-TJ'etc2. A proper fraction is one whose numerator is less than its denominator; as, j, •', f, f, etc. 3. An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than, its denominator ; as, f, f , f , J, etc. What is a vulgar fraction? Л simple fraction ? A pi «per fraction? An improper... | |
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An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than its denominator ; as, •f , if. 
