Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Extra Credit


In a fraction, the line that divides the numerator from the denominator has a special name. What is it? First five to post the correct answer gets a 3 point coupon :)

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

a fraction bar?

Anonymous said...

Is the line called the solidus?

Anonymous said...

solidus OR DIVISION BAR OR A FRACTION BAR

Maryann said...

As of now, no one has sent in the right answer. The most popular, a solidus, is the term used for a "/" in division and is commonly used when typing documents. I'm looking for the name given to the fraction bar, when the numerator is directly on top of the denominator. It has a fancy name. Find it.

Anonymous said...

The name given to the line that divides the numerator from the denominator is a virgule or vinculum?

Source: http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=Solidus

Anonymous said...

VINCULUM or Virgule or henry's bar

blah said...

Hi Mrs. Sadera! This is Danielle Perry. I got the answer. The answer is the fraction line. It's the horizontal line that separates the numerator from the denominator.

Anonymous said...

Division bar of a fraction - The line between the numerator and the denominator of a fraction
http://mathforum.org/~sarah/hamilton/ham.glossary.html#D

Anonymous said...

is it a vinculum
-angelique elie

Anonymous said...

is it a vinculum
-angelique elie

Maryann said...

I am giving until 11:59pm on Tuesday, March 25th to send in posts. After this time, winners will be anounced.

Anonymous said...

Is it a virgule? - http://www.writers.com/tips_punctuation.html

Anonymous said...

oooo it's a fraction bar! i looked it up in the text book!!

Anonymous said...

ok ok maybe it's vinculum -
http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/69150.html yeah this is tyhe last thing i will post. (heeheehee)

Anonymous said...

vinculum or repeat bar or chocatate bar eight bar
henry bar

Anonymous said...

The line between the numerator and denominator is known as the fraction bar. It is also called the division bar. http://visualfractions.com/EnterFraction.html

http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question19699.html

Anonymous said...

Solidus
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/33182

Anonymous said...

When representing a fraction, we usually write it as a horizontal line. This horizontal bar separating the numerator and the denominator would be called VINCULUM.
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/33182

Anonymous said...

According to S. Schwartzman's The Words of Mathematics, the name's vinculum from the latin bind. The term is usually used for a bar over a group of numbers to indicate their grouping, e.g., over a period to shorten the decimal expression of rational numbers.
http://www.cut-the-knot.org/htdocs/dcforum/DCForumID1/68.shtml

Anonymous said...

Who was the winner?
Angela Diaz

Maryann said...

the answer was vinculum