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Usage Note
Bruchteil is used both mathematically (a fraction) and figuratively for a very small share. The phrase in einem Bruchteil einer Sekunde (in a fraction of a second) is common in everyday German.
Examples
"Die Aufgabe wurde in einem Bruchteil der erwarteten Zeit gelöst."
Natural Translation
The task was solved in a fraction of the expected time.
Literal Translation
The task was solved in a fraction of the expected time.
Related Words
- Ableitung derivative (calculus)
- Abszisse abscissa; x-axis; x-coordinate
- Achse axis (geometry, graphs)
- Achsenabschnitt y-intercept, axis intercept
- Asymptote asymptote (line a curve approaches but never reaches)
- Axiom axiom (self-evident principle)
- Berechnungsgrundlage basis of calculation; calculation basis
- Binomialkoeffizient binomial coefficient
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