a numerical quantity that is not a whole number (e.g. ((1/2)), 0.5)
分数;小数。
a small or tiny part, amount, or proportion of something
小部分;微量
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he hesitated for a fraction of a second 他犹豫了片刻
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her eyes widened a fraction. 她的眼睛稍微睁大了一点儿。
a dissenting group within a larger one
持不同意见的小集团。
each of the portions into which a mixture may be separated by a process in which the individual components behave differently according to their physical properties
馏分,分馏物。
(一般作
(基督教用语)分切圣餐面包。
"late Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin