complex fraction

noun Mathematics.

a fraction in which the numerator or the denominator or both contain one or more fractions.
Also called compound fraction.

Origin of complex fraction

First recorded in 1820–30

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British Dictionary definitions for complex fraction

complex fraction

noun

maths a fraction in which the numerator or denominator or both contain fractions Also called: compound fraction