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Fraction
A fraction (/ˈfræk.ʃən/) is a number that represents a part of a whole. A fraction describes how many parts of a certain size there are, for example, one-half, eight-fifths, three-quarters.[1]
In English this involves using a cardinal number (representing the numerator) with an ordinal number (representing the denominator). The exceptions (irregular numbers) are that we say "half" rather than “second" and we also tend to say quarter rather than ?"fourth.”
They may also be written using number symbols, in various ways. Vulgar fractions can be written as follows; for example, we can write half as 1/2, 1/2, 1⁄2, or ½. Decimal fractions are usually written in English using a full stop as a decimal separator, e.g. 0.5 which is read as nought point five or zero point five; other languages may use different decimal separators.
If a fraction quantifies a mass noun, the subject-verb agreement tends to be singular. For example, Four fifths of a glass was enough.
