as in fragment
a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete
if even a tiny fraction of that cookie broke off and fell into the delicate watch works, it could mess things up
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Recent Examples of fraction
Even if a harvester can outgas regolith reliably, separating minute traces of helium-3 from helium-4 and other gases at low mass fractions requires sophisticated cryogenic or membrane systems.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
And the number of antigens in those vaccines is just a fraction of the number kids are exposed to every day just from their environments.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Fifty years ago, only a small fraction of Americans could call themselves cancer survivors; today that number has multiplied to nearly 19 million, with projections suggesting more than 22 million by 2035.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025
Compared to expensive lasers, which can cost clinics hundreds of thousands of dollars and patients thousands per session, microneedling may offer comparable results for a fraction of the cost.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
And the number of antigens in those vaccines is just a fraction of the number kids are exposed to every day just from their environments.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Fifty years ago, only a small fraction of Americans could call themselves cancer survivors; today that number has multiplied to nearly 19 million, with projections suggesting more than 22 million by 2035.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025
Compared to expensive lasers, which can cost clinics hundreds of thousands of dollars and patients thousands per session, microneedling may offer comparable results for a fraction of the cost.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraction
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Two days later, Zeek was home with his family again, fragments of the bullet still lodged in his shoulder between a block of nerves and main blood vessel.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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One of Sappho’s poem fragments also helped align the symptoms with love-sickness.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Sep. 2025
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The recall is for approximately 58 million pounds of corn dog and sausage-on-a-stick products that may be contaminated with pieces of wood that are embedded in the batter, the FSIS said in its announcement.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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These were second only to the charming spring 2026 collection that, in sync with the theme, hinged on slipdresses with lace inlays, airy blouses and pants with delicate embellishments, crochet separates and lingerie pieces.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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That play out in center field the other day kind of flared it up a little bit.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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Our offense started to come alive a little bit.—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Charlie is the son of a scrap-metal worker from Newcastle.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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Mexican cartel activity in the area has soared, notably oil and scrap-metal theft.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Fraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraction. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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