explicitfraction
nounUK /ɪkˈsplɪsɪt ˈfrækʃən/
US /ɪkˈsplɪsɪt ˈfrækʃən/
A fraction written with a top number and a bottom number, like 3/4.
The teacher asked us to write the answer as an explicitfraction instead of a decimal.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A fraction shown clearly as two whole numbers separated by a line.
One half is an explicitfraction written as 1/2.
3. A way to show part of a whole using a top and bottom number.
She drew an explicitfraction to show three parts out of five.
4. A fraction that is not hidden inside a decimal or percent.
Change 0.25 into an explicitfraction and you get 1/4.