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🧩 To split up ➗ To make a fraction
to fractionalize

to fractionalize

8.2
To write a number as a fraction instead of a decimal
  • verb
  • /ˈfrækʃənəˌlaɪz/
translation icon : fraccionar
  • The math teacher showed the class how to fractionalize a repeating decimal into a proper fraction.

Examples

  • In some problems, it is easier to fractionalize the number rather than use decimals.

  • You need to fractionalize the measurement before you can add it to the recipe.

  • The math teacher showed the class how to fractionalize a repeating decimal.

  • You can fractionalize the amount into smaller parts.

  • The teacher asked us to fractionalize the numbers in our homework.

  • Before we can combine the ingredients, you need to fractionalize the measurement into useful fractions.

  • In some mathematical problems, it is easier to fractionalize the quantity rather than work with decimals.

Surface Forms

fractionalize infinitive
fractionalized past
fractionalized past participle
fractionalizing present participle
fractionalizes third person singular

Morphology

fractionalize = fractional (transparent) = fraction + al + ize

The morphological steps are clear: 'fraction' + '-al' = 'fractional', then '-ize' creates a verb meaning 'to make or express as a fraction'.

Etymology

Fractionalize comes from fraction and the root fract meaning 'to break', with -ize meaning 'make'. In math, to fractionalize a number is to 'break' it into parts, so you change a decimal into a fraction form.