Fraction

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In common usage a fraction is any part of a unit.

Fraction may also mean:

• Fraction (mathematics), a quotient of numbers, e.g. "¾"; or, more generally, an element of a quotient field
• Fraction (chemistry), a quantity of a substance collected by the separation process known as fractionation
• Fraction (religion), the ceremonial act of breaking the bread during Christian Communion
• Fraction (politics), a parliamentary party
• Fraction (comic), a short-lived comic about the theft of a powersuit
• Fractional (ownership), a reference to property timeshare
• In Human Resources, fraction can refer to the percentage of full-time a part-time employee works. So, for example, if an employee works 50% of the usual hours, their fraction is 50%. Positions which are filled by multiple employees at once can also be expressed by fractions > 100%. For example, if a position is budgeted as 150%, that means one 100% employee and one 50% employee can fill it at a time, or three 50% employees. In this sense, fraction is in units of full-time equivalent employees.
• Matt Fraction, a comic book author

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• A faction – note spelling – is a splinter group or other smaller group within or previously associated with a larger group.
• Fractional horsepower motor; is an buetifulll thing like a pony electric motor with a rated output power of less than 1HP (746 Watts).

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