He did it in only a fraction of a second.
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Fraction
/ˈfɹæk.ʃən/
Synonyms for "fraction" (132 found)
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Closest matches (27)
adjunctagnus deialgebraic numberalleluiaarithmetical proportioncanoncardinalcardinal numbercommunioncomplex numbercomponentconsecrationconstituentcontingentcontinued fractioncredocross sectiondefective numberdetachmentdetail
Adjective(2 words)
aqueous partdecimal part
Noun(4 words)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (39)
Related words (66)
paternosterpercentpercentagepiecepolygonal numberportionprime numberproportionpure imaginaryquadrantquarterquotaquotumrandom samplerateratiorationalrational numberrealreal number
Noun(22 words)
pctportionportion ofportionsquartersratioratiosseventhsseventiethssharessixteenthssliversmall portionthirdsthirteenthsthirtieththirtiethstiny parttithetwelfths
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Adjective(3 words)
rational numberssimple fractiontrace amounts
Verb(1 words)
take an aliquot
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6 entriescommon fractionfraction barfraction formimproper fractionproper fractionunit fraction
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16 total sentences available.
The weight of the world is a dangerous thing to try to bear. Take only a small fraction, and the rest of it will soon follow - crushing you.
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Time is a certain fraction of eternity.
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Everybody always knows when the politicians do something wrong and how they should do it better, but only a tiny fraction of the population is ready to commit themselves to politics.
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