A "reduced fraction" is a fraction that has the smallest possible integer numerator and denominator for its value.
For example:is not a reduced fraction, because there is another fraction equal to it but with smaller numerator and denominator:
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A fraction is a mathematical expression that represents the division of one quantity by another. It is composed of two parts: the numerator and the denominator. The numerator is the number above the line (or before the slash), which indicates how many parts we have. The denominator is the number below the line (or after the slash), representing the total number of equal parts that make up a whole.