 | William Kinne - 1829 - 246 pages
...to lead him into decimals, were there given. Those general detinitious he is requested to read anew. Vulgar Fractions are either proper, improper, single, compound or mixed. 1. A. proper fraction is when the numerator is less than the denominator: as, |, |, |,&c. which mean f of... | |
 | James L. Connolly (mathematician.) - Arithmetic - 1829 - 266 pages
...Fractions have four names given them, by which they are known, viz. proper, improper, compound and mixed. A proper fraction is when the numerator is less than the denominator, as 4, f . f , f. &c. An improper fractwi^i when the numerator is equal to, or greateMlfe&the deffbmfflator,... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1831 - 246 pages
...decimals ; the learner is therefore requested to read those general definitions in page 69. _*•' Vulgar Fractions are either proper, improper, single,...numerator is less than the denominator, as £, J, f , ££, &c. 2. An Improper Fraction, is when the numerator exceeds the denominator, as f , •],... | |
 | Michael Walsh - 1831 - 348 pages
...those parts are meant by the fraction. Fractions are either proper, improper, compound or mixed. 1st. A proper fraction is when the numerator is less than the denominator, as J, §, r°r, £|, &c. 2d. An improper fraction is when the numerator is either equal to or greater than... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1831 - 650 pages
...divided, though not very accurately, into proper, improper, simple, compound and mixed, viz. : — A proper fraction is when the numerator is less than the denominator, as £, is-.fV.fHAc- An improper fraction is when the numerator is equal to or greater than the denominator,... | |
 | William Kinne - Accounting - 1831 - 248 pages
...remitting ? . (" Remitting by way of Lisbon is most \ advantageous by $2502,50cts. VULGAR FRACTIONS. Vulgar Fractions are either proper, improper, single, compound or mixed. 1. A proper fraction is when the numerator is less than the denominator : as, $, •','-, -,}, &c. which... | |
 | Francis Walkingame - 1832 - 224 pages
...fraction. There are four sorts of vulgar fractions: proper, improper, compound, and mixed, vix 1. A PROPER FRACTION is when the numerator is less than the denominator, as J, |, £, |,, JJJ, iJfc. 2. An IMPROPER FRACTION is when the numerator is equal to, or greater than the... | |
 | Richard Frederick Clarke (the elder.) - 1833 - 158 pages
...fraction of a fraction, and is known by the word OF placed between the parts as f off; f of Л,&с. 3. A PROPER Fraction is when the Numerator is less than the Denominator, as f, <?, }$, &c. 4- An IMPROPER Fraction is when the Numerator is equal to, or greater than the Denominator,... | |
 | George Alfred - Arithmetic - 1834 - 336 pages
...the divisor in division. 4. Vulgar Fractions are proper, improper, single, compound, or mixed. 5. A proper fraction is when the numerator is less than the denominator, as J, i, f, f , J, &.c. &c. 6. An improper fraction is when the numerator is equal to or exceeds the denominator,... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1835 - 630 pages
...divided, though not very accurately, into proper, improper, simple, compound and mixed, viz. : — A proper fraction is when the numerator is less than the denominator, as £ > & & Ai ^8i) &c- An improper fraction is when the numerator is equal to or greater than the denominator,... | |
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A single, simple, or proper fraction, is when the numerator is less than the denominator, as 4 3 | -|f , &c. 
