n.
Pronunciation: ' frak-sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English fraccioun, from Late Latin fraction-, fractio act of breaking, from Latin frangere to break ― more at BREAK
Date: 14th century
1 a : a numerical representation (as 3/4, 5/8, or 3.234) indicating the quotient of two numbers b (1) : a piece broken off : FRAGMENT (2) : a discrete unit : PORTION
2 : one of several portions (as of a distillate) separable by fractionation
3 : BIT , LITTLE <a fraction closer>