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compound fraction

noun

, Mathematics.


compound fraction

noun

  1. another name for complex fraction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of compound fraction1

First recorded in 1800–10
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Example Sentences

A fraction of a fraction is sometimes called a compound fraction.

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