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Proper Fraction


A proper fraction is a fraction p/q with p,q>0 such that p/q<1. A fraction p/q>1 is called an improper fraction.


See also

Common Fraction, Fraction, Mixed Fraction, Improper Fraction, Irreducible Fraction, Reduced Fraction, Reducible Fraction

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References

Derbyshire, J. Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics. New York: Penguin, p. 171, 2004.

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Proper Fraction

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Proper Fraction." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/ProperFraction.html

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