Fraction Vocabulary

A number that names equal parts of the whole

• fraction

• denominator

• mixed number

• compare

The number above the fraction bar in a fraction that tells the number of equal parts that are being described

• equivalent fractions

• denominator

• numerator

• benchmark fraction

The number below the fraction bar that tells the number of equal parts in the whole

• fraction

• denominator

• mixed number

• greater than symbol >

Two or more fractions that name the same part of the whole or the same point on a number line

• equivalent fraction

• numerator

• less than symbol <

• improper fraction

A common fraction that you might compare other fractions to; for example 1/2 or 3/4

• mixed number

• numerator

• denominator

• benchmark fraction

A number that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions

• Common denominator

• compare

• unit fraction

• numerator

To decide if one number is greater than, less than, or equal to another number

• denominator

• compare

• mixed number

• improper fraction

A symbol used to compare two numbers when the first is greater than the second

• compare

• unit fraction

• Less than symbol <

• Greater than symbol >

A symbol used to compare two numbers when the first is less than the second

• fraction

• improper fraction

• Less than symbol <

• equivalent fraction

A fraction with a numerator of 1; other fractions are built from these

• unit fraction

• common denominator

• less than symbol <

• compare