Egyptian fraction

== English == === Noun === Egyptian fraction (plural Egyptian fractions) (number theory) A representation of a rational number as a sum of distinct unit fractions. 1995, C. Pomerance, A. Sárkőzy, Combinatorial number theory, R. L. Graham, M. Grötschel, L. Lovász (edtors), Handbook of Combinatorics, Elsevier (North-Holland), page 1014, However, a representation of r as a sum of distinct Egyptian fractions is certainly not unique and this fact leads to many questions. (number theory, rare) A unit fraction. ==== Usage notes ==== The term unit fraction is more commonly used than Egyptian fraction in the sense with that meaning. ==== Translations ====