stofnbrot
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From stofn (“stem, trunk”) and brot (“a fraction, a fractional number”).
Noun edit
stofnbrot n (genitive singular stofnbrots, nominative plural stofnbrot)
- (arithmetic) a unit fraction; the fraction whose numerator is and whose denominator is the positive integer ; for example , or
- (mathematics) a partial fraction
Synonyms edit
- (partial fraction): hlutbrot
Derived terms edit
- liðun í stofnbrot (expansion in partial fractions, partial fraction decomposition)
- stofnbrotaliðun (expansion in partial fractions, partial fraction decomposition)