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Definition of 'complex fraction'

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complex fraction in British

noun
mathematics
a fraction in which the numerator or denominator or both contain fractions
. Also called : compound fraction
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
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complex fraction in American

a fraction with a fraction in its numerator or denominator, or in both
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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Definition of complex fraction from the Collins English Dictionary

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