stofnbrot

Icelandic

Etymology

From stofn (“stem, trunk”) +‎ brot (“fraction, 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

   Synonym: hlutbrot

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

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