Noun

(en noun)

section

zone (designated area).

(geometry) part of a circle, extending to the center

(computing) fixed-sized unit (traditionally 512 bytes) of sequential data stored on a track of a digital medium (compare to block)

(military) an area designated by boundaries within which a unit operates, and for which it is responsible

(military) one of the subdivisions of a coastal frontier

(science fiction) a fictional region of space designated for navigational or governance purposes; for instance, ,

(calculation) an instrument consisting of two rulers of equal length joined by a hinge ^W

a field of economic activity

*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-28, author=(Joris Luyendijk)

, volume=189, issue=3, page=21, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Our banks are out of control , passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.}}

Noun

(en noun)

A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.

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With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get

A ratio of two numbers, the numerator and the denominator, usually written one above the other and separated by a horizontal bar.

(chemistry) A component of a mixture, separated by fractionation.

In a eucharistic service, the breaking of the .

A small amount.

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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=2 , passage=I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town.}}

* {{quote-news, year=2011, date=January 29, author=Chris Bevan, work=BBC

, title= Torquay 0-1 Crawley Town , passage=After kick-off was delayed because of crowd congestion, Torquay went closest to scoring in a cagey opening 30 minutes, when Danny Stevens saw a fierce shot from the edge of the area swerve a fraction wide.}}

The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence.

* Foxe

Neither can the natural body of Christ be subject to any fraction or breaking up.