whole-and-fraction number
nounUK /həʊl ænd ˈfrækʃən ˈnʌmbə/
US /hoʊl ænd ˈfrækʃən ˈnʌmbər/
A number made of a whole part and a part of a whole, like 2 and a half.
She wrote the whole-and-fraction number 3 1/2 on the board.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A number written as a whole number next to a proper fraction.
The recipe calls for 1 3/4 cups of flour, a whole-and-fraction number.
3. A value between two whole numbers, shown with a whole part and a fraction part.
He measured 5 1/2 inches of string, a whole-and-fraction number.
4. A mixed numeral used in everyday measuring and counting.
The runner finished in 2 1/2 hours, a whole-and-fraction number.