Also means
broken (object)
Usage Note
gebrochen in maths describes a number that is not whole: eine gebrochene Zahl is a fraction or mixed number. The same adjective describes a physically broken object.
Examples
"Drei Komma fünf ist eine gebrochene Zahl."
Natural Translation
Three point five is a fractional number.
Literal Translation
Three comma five is a fractional number.
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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