stofnbrot
Icelandic
Etymology
From stofn (“stem, trunk”) and brot (“a fraction, a fractional number”).
Noun
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 syn.
Synonyms
- (partial fraction): def. hlutbrot
Derived terms
- liðun í stofnbrot (expansion in partial fractions, partial fraction decomposition)
- stofnbrotaliðun (expansion in partial fractions, partial fraction decomposition)