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# fractional

«fractional» in Mova's school dictionary: **in the form of a fraction, or to do with fractions: «a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (fractional)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (maths) Fractional means in the form of a fraction, or to do with fractions: «a fractional number», «fractional parts». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fractional/#m1)

2) Fractional means very small: «a fractional increase», «a fractional delay». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fractional/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In maths, fractional amounts are parts of a whole, like 3/4 or 1/2; fractional answers are not whole numbers. In science and sport, a fractional difference is very tiny, like a hundredth of a second in a race. Phrases: «fractional part», «fractional difference», «fractional increase».

### examples

- A half is a fractional amount. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fractional/#x1)
- Give your answer in fractional form, like 2/3. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fractional/#x2)
- The winner was faster by a fractional amount. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fractional/#x3)
- Prices had a fractional rise this month. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fractional/#x4)
- 3.75 has a whole part of 3 and a fractional part of 0.75. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fractional/#x5)
- There was a fractional pause before she answered. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fractional/#x6)

### note

In maths problems, «fractional» means not a whole number: 7 ÷ 2 = 3½ is a fractional answer. The «fractional part» of a decimal is the bit after the point. Adverb: fractionally (very slightly).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fractional» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fractional/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.