stofnbrot
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== Icelandic ==
=== Etymology ===
From stofn (“stem, trunk”) + brot (“fraction, fractional number”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈstɔpn̥.prɔːt]
=== Noun ===
stofnbrot n (genitive singular stofnbrots, nominative plural stofnbrot)
(arithmetic) a unit fraction; the fraction
1
n
{\displaystyle {\tfrac {1}{n}}}
whose numerator is
1
{\displaystyle 1\,}
and whose denominator is the positive integer
n
{\displaystyle n\,}
; for example
1
5
{\displaystyle {\tfrac {1}{5}}}
,
1
1
{\displaystyle {\tfrac {1}{1}}}
or
1
42
{\displaystyle {\tfrac {1}{42}}}
(mathematics) a partial fraction
Synonym: hlutbrot
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
liðun í stofnbrot (“expansion in partial fractions, partial fraction decomposition”)
stofnbrotaliðun (“expansion in partial fractions, partial fraction decomposition”)