
Fraction definition - WordReference Forums
Nov 14, 2020 · The definition you gave is a little misleading because a fraction is not actually divided. It's written as a division problem. 1 divided by 4 = 0.25 (the numbers are divided and a decimal results) …
How to write a fraction: 1/2 or ½ - WordReference Forums
Sep 27, 2021 · Hello, I am wondering how to write a fraction in an English text: 1/2 or ½? 1/2 cup of sugar or ½ cup of sugar. Thank you
fraction of the cost - WordReference Forums
Dec 26, 2017 · Note that while nine-tenths, three-quarters and four-fifths are fractions, a fraction of the cost/price means a very small fraction.
3/2 [how to read} - WordReference Forums
Jul 20, 2023 · 3/2 (three over two) is an improper fraction - useful in calculations but vanishingly rare in everyday use: We use mixed fractions*. *When I worked with U.S. blueprints; even at their most …
pronunciation of a fraction vs a binomial coefficient
Apr 7, 2020 · Hello. Four questions please: 1) How do you read a fraction? Say 74/36. (I think that 3/2 could be three halves, but 74/36 ?) 2) How do you read a binomial coefficient? (is both "3 over 2" and …
out of/over/on/ordinal numbers in fractions - WordReference Forums
Oct 1, 2015 · It also doesn't meet the definition of a cardinal number because of itself it cannot answer the question "how many?" It needs a numerator "a third", "one third", "two thirds" to form a fractional …
rate vs. percentage - WordReference Forums
Aug 26, 2015 · Thank you, but I still don't understand. I read the definitions of "rate" and "percentage" in dictionaries, and I understand you use "rate" for the number of times something happens, or the …
par tranche - WordReference Forums
Jul 26, 2015 · Bonjour, Le montant des achats .... s’entend par un montant minimum de 100€ au 1° achat, puis par tranche de 100€. Pouvez-vous me préciser ce que signifie ici exactement "par …
cater for/cater to - WordReference Forums
Nov 6, 2007 · In BE, if cater means provide food or other things as required by someone, it is cater for. If cater means the same as pander - to satisfy a particular desire or longing - then it is cater to. The …
"to elaborate something" as "to elaborate on something"
Dec 5, 2019 · Can I make the next conclusion from this definition and if not, then why?: If we want to convey the first meaning of the verb " to elaborate ", we can use both " to elaborate on something " …