transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfrak-shən ]
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