fraction notation
nounUK /ˈfræk.ʃən nəʊˈteɪ.ʃən/
US /ˈfræk.ʃən noʊˈteɪ.ʃən/
A way of writing a part of a whole using a top number and a bottom number with a line between them.
In fraction notation, three-quarters is written as 3/4.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A method of expressing division as a ratio of two quantities.
The ratio of boys to girls can be shown in fraction notation as 2/3.
3. A symbolic way to represent parts of a set or measurement in mathematics.
Students learned to convert decimals into fraction notation.
4. The written form of a rational number as one integer over another.
The rational number one-half appears in fraction notation as 1/2.