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vanishing fraction

vanishing fraction noun: a fraction which reduces to the form 0/0 for a particular value of the variable which enters it, usually in consequence of the existence of a common factor in both terms of the fraction, which factor becomes 0 for this particular value of the variable.

Noun

vanishing fraction (plural vanishing fractions)

  1. A fraction which reduces to the form 0/0 for a particular value of the variable which enters it, usually in consequence of the existence of a common factor in both terms of the fraction, which factor becomes 0 for this particular value of the variable.

Forms of vanishing fraction

pluralvanishing fractions

Questions about vanishing fraction

What does vanishing fraction mean?
Vanishing fraction means a fraction which reduces to the form 0/0 for a particular value of the variable which enters it, usually in consequence of the existence of a common factor in both terms of the fraction, which factor becomes 0 for this particular value of the variable.
What part of speech is vanishing fraction?
Vanishing fraction is a noun.
What is the plural of vanishing fraction?
The plural of vanishing fraction is vanishing fractions.

Words near vanishing fraction in the dictionary

  1. vanishing caloric density
  2. vanishing cream
  3. vanishing creams
  4. vanishing foam
  5. vanishing foams
  6. vanishing fraction
  7. vanishing fractions
  8. vanishing grade
  9. vanishing grades
  10. vanishing ideal
  11. vanishing ideals

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