mixed number

noun, Arithmetic
1.
a number consisting of a whole number and a fraction or decimal, as 4½ or 4.5.
Origin
1535-45
Examples from the web for mixed number
  • Comparing is limited to fraction to fraction, mixed number to mixed number, or improper fraction to improper fraction.
mixed number in Science
mixed number  

  1. A number, such as 7 3/8 , consisting of a whole number and a fraction.

  2. An expression, such as 7x + 6 - 5/(x + 4) , consisting of a polynomial and a rational algebraic fraction.