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proper fraction

a fraction in which the numerator has a lower absolute value than the denominator, as ½ or x/(3 + x²)

proper fraction [′präp·ər ′frak·shən]

(mathematics)

A fractiona/bwhere the absolute value ofais less than the absolute value ofb.

The quotient of two polynomials in which the degree of the numerator is less than the degree of the denominator.

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