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• Fraction (mathematics)
  Fraction (mathematics)
  
  A fraction is a number that can represent part of a whole.The earliest fractions were reciprocals of integers, symbols representing one half, one third, one quarter, and so on....
  , a quotient of numbers, e.g. "¾"; or, more generally, an element of a quotient field
• Fraction (chemistry)
  Fraction (chemistry)
  
  A fraction in chemistry is a quantity collected from a sample or batch of a substance in a fractionation separation process. In such a process, a mixture is separated into fractions, which have compositions that vary according to a gradient....
  , a quantity of a substance collected by the separation process known as fractionation
• Fraction (religion)
  Fraction (religion)
  
  The Fraction is the ceremonial act of breaking the consecrated bread during the Eucharistic rite in some Christian denominations....
  , the ceremonial act of breaking the bread during Christian Communion
• Fraction (politics)
  Fraction (politics)
  
  Parliamentary group and parliamentary party are terms used to refer to the representation of a political party or electoral fusion of parties in a legislative assembly such as a parliament or in a city council....
  , a parliamentary party
• Fraction (comic)
  Fraction (comic)
  
  Fraction was a six-issue comic from DC Comics in 2004, in which four men in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania steal the components of a powerful battle suit....
  , a short-lived comic about the theft of a powersuit
• Fractional (ownership)
  Timeshare
  
  A timeshare is a form of ownership or right to the use of a property, or the term used to describe such properties. Timeshare properties are typically resort condominium units, in which multiple parties hold rights to use the property, and each sharer is allotted a period of time in which they may use the property....
  , a reference to property timeshare
• In Human Resources, fraction can refer to the percentage of full-time a part-time employee works. So, for example, if an employee works 50% of the usual hours, their fraction is 50%. Positions which are filled by multiple employees at once can also be expressed by fractions > 100%. For example, if a position is budgeted as 150%, that means one 100% employee and one 50% employee can fill it at a time, or three 50% employees. In this sense, fraction is in units of full-time equivalent
  Full-time equivalent
  
  Full-time equivalent is a way to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or a student's enrollment at an educational institution. An FTE of 1.0 means that the person is equivalent to a full-time worker, while an FTE of 0.5 signals that the worker is only half-time....
   employees.
• Matt Fraction
  Matt Fraction
  
  Matt Fraction is an United States of America comic book writer, and co-founder of and ....
  , a comic book author

See also

• A faction
  Faction
  
  Faction or factionalism can refer to:* Political faction, a group of people connected by a shared belief or opinion within a larger group....
   – note spelling – is a splinter group or other smaller group within or previously associated with a larger group.