oneoveranumber
nounUK /wʌn ˈəʊvə ə ˈnʌmbə/
US /wʌn ˈoʊvər ə ˈnʌmbər/
A fraction that has one on top and a whole number below.
One half and one third are both examples of one over a number.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A way of writing division where one is divided by some number.
The teacher wrote one over a number to show how sharing works.
3. A small part of a whole, like one piece of a pie cut into equal slices.
One over a number helps us talk about just one slice of the pie.
4. A math idea used to compare sizes of fractions.
As the bottom number gets bigger, one over a number gets smaller.