vulgarfraction
nounUK /ˈvʌl.ɡə ˈfræk.ʃən/
US /ˈvʌl.ɡɚ ˈfræk.ʃən/
A vulgar fraction is a fraction written with a line between two whole numbers.
In the vulgar fraction 3/4, the three is above the line and the four is below it.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A fraction shown as one number over another, such as 1/2 or 7/8, rather than as a decimal.
The teacher asked us to write one half as a vulgar fraction instead of 0.5.
3. A fraction whose numerator and denominator are both whole numbers.
Five sixths is a vulgar fraction because both five and six are whole numbers.
4. A way of writing part of a whole using a top number and a bottom number.
She drew a pizza and labeled one slice with the vulgar fraction 1/8.