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词汇 vulgar fraction
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Definition of vulgar fraction in English:

vulgar fraction

noun
British
  • A fraction expressed by numerator and denominator, not decimally.

    〈英〉普通分数

    Also called "common fraction"
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Oh, the wonders of Euroland, the rip-off merchants can no longer hide behind the vulgar fractions of currency translators.
    • To indicate vulgar fractions (23 / 24 for twenty-three twenty fourths) and ratios (miles/hour for miles per hour).
    • Where once we could hide behind the average tourist's weakness with vulgar fractions, a Spanish visitor could say to me in the pub the other night, ‘this pint I am holding in my hand is twice the price it is in Barcelona.’

Definition of vulgar fraction in US English:

vulgar fraction

nounˈvəlɡər ˈfrækʃənˈvəlɡər ˈfrakSHən
British
  • A fraction expressed by numerator and denominator, not decimally.

    〈英〉普通分数

    Also called common fraction
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Oh, the wonders of Euroland, the rip-off merchants can no longer hide behind the vulgar fractions of currency translators.
    • To indicate vulgar fractions (23 / 24 for twenty-three twenty fourths) and ratios (miles/hour for miles per hour).
    • Where once we could hide behind the average tourist's weakness with vulgar fractions, a Spanish visitor could say to me in the pub the other night, ‘this pint I am holding in my hand is twice the price it is in Barcelona.’
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