stofnbrot

Icelandic

Etymology

From stofn (“stem, trunk”) and brot (“a fraction, a fractional number”).

Noun

stofnbrot n (genitive singular stofnbrots, nominative plural stofnbrot)

1. (arithmetic) a unit fraction; the fraction ${\tfrac {1}{n}}$ whose numerator is $1\,$ and whose denominator is the positive integer $n\,$; for example ${\tfrac {1}{5}}$, ${\tfrac {1}{1}}$ or ${\tfrac {1}{42}}$
2. (mathematics) a partial fraction

Synonyms

• (partial fraction): hlutbrot

Derived terms

• liðun í stofnbrot (expansion in partial fractions, partial fraction decomposition)
• stofnbrotaliðun (expansion in partial fractions, partial fraction decomposition)