Fraction 477763 222564884 2008-06-30T00:50:55Z RepSchnell 814385 added Matt Fraction entry {{wiktionarypar|fraction}} In common usage a '''fraction''' is any part of a [[Units of measurement|unit]]. '''Fraction''' may also mean: *[[Fraction (mathematics)]], a quotient of numbers, e.g. "¾"; or, more generally, an element of a quotient field *[[Fraction (chemistry)]], a quantity of a substance collected by the separation process known as fractionation *[[Fraction (religion)]], the ceremonial act of breaking the bread during Christian Communion *[[Fraction (politics)]], a parliamentary party *[[Fraction (comic)|''Fraction'' (comic)]], a short-lived comic about the theft of a powersuit *[[Timeshare|Fractional (ownership)]], a reference to property timeshare * In Human Resources, ''fraction'' can refer to the percentage of full-time a part-time employee works. So, for example, if an employee works 50% of the usual hours, their fraction is 50%. Positions which are filled by multiple employees at once can also be expressed by fractions > 100%. For example, if a position is budgeted as 150%, that means one 100% employee and one 50% employee can fill it at a time, or three 50% employees. In this sense, fraction is in units of [[full-time equivalent]] employees. *[[Matt Fraction]], a comic book author ==See also== * A [[faction]] &ndash; note spelling &ndash; is a [[wikt:splinter group|splinter group]] or other smaller group within or previously associated with a larger group. {{disambig}} <!--Other languages--> [[be:Дробі]] [[de:Bruch]] [[es:Fracción (desambiguación)]] [[fr:Fraction]] [[it:Frazione]] [[nl:Breuk]] [[pl:Frakcja]] [[ru:Дробь]] [[sk:Frakcia]] [[sl:Ulomek]] [[sv:Fraktion]]