 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1874 - 296 pages
...equal parts into which a unit is divided, the GREATER is the VALUE of each part. DEFINITIONS. 186. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. Thus, 1 half and 2 thirds are fractions. 187. A Fractional Unit is one of the equal parts into which... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1874 - 540 pages
...equal parts into which a unit is divided, the gbea ter is the value of each part. DEFINITIONS. 186. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. Thus, 1 half and 2 thirds are fractions. 187. A Fractional Unit is one of the equal parts into which... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1874 - 526 pages
...equal parts into which a unit is divided, the GREATER is the VALUE of each part. DEFINITIONS. 186. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. Thus, 1 half and 2 thirds are fractions. 187. A Fractional Unit is one of the equal parts into which... | |
 | Philotus Dean - Arithmetic - 1874 - 472 pages
...fractional, and mixed. An integer is any whole number; as, 1, 5, 7, 9, .&c. A fraction is a number expressing one or more of the equal parts of a unit, or of a quantity; as }, £, f, &c. A mixed number is a number composed of an integer and a fraction; as,... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - 1874 - 320 pages
...equal parts into which a unit is divided, the LESS is the VALUE of each part. DEFINITIONS. » 153. Л Fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit ; thus, 1 half, 2 thirds, 3 fifths, are fractions. 154. A Fractional Unit is one of the equal parts... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1875 - 350 pages
...of equal parts into which a unit is divided, the LESS is the VALUE of each part. DEFINITIONS. 153. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit ; thus; 1 half, 2 thirds, 3 fifths, are fractions. 154. A Fractional Unit is one of the equal parts... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1875 - 180 pages
...answered that if he were twice as old, 1 third of his age would be 20 years ; how old was he Î 43. A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. Fractions are expressed by figures in the following manner, viz. : — h h h one half, one third, one... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson, Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1875 - 406 pages
...or more such, parts is a fractional part of the whole number, and is called A fraction. Hence 113. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. . To write a fraction, two integers are required, one to express the number of parts into which the... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1875 - 370 pages
...abbreviations ? Least common multiple of mutually prime numbers ? or < my numbers ? COMMON FRACTIONS. 139. A FRACTION is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. NOTE. A unit, or any other whole number, is often called an Integer, it is also called an Integral... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1874 - 310 pages
...equal parts into which a unit is divided, the GREATER is the VALUE of each part. DEFINITIONS. 186. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. Thus, 1 half and 2 thirds are fractions. 187. A Fractional Unit is one of the equal parts into which... | |
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Which is the smaller, fifths or thirds? Why? DEFINITIONS. 98. A. fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit, or of anything regarded as a whole.* 
