fraction
frac.tion \'frak-sh*n\ n [ME fraccioun, fr. LL fraction-, fractio act of breaking, fr.] L fractus, pp. of frangere to break - more at BREAK 1a: a numerical representation (as 3/4, 5/8, 3.234) of two numbers whose quotient is to be determined 1b1: a piece broken off : FRAGMENT 1b2: PORTION, SECTION archaic 2a: RUPTURE, BREAK 2b: DISCORD 3: one of several portions (as of a distillate) separable by fractionation