Figge, Donald wrote:
> Does anyone out there know if the term "vulgar," as related to fractions, is
> a generic term meaning "a fractional value represented in
> numerator/denominator mode" (as opposed to decimal representation),
A hasty scan of Alta Vista for "vulgar fractions" tends to confirm
my intuition: the term means "fractions expressed as ratios of the
numerator to the denominator", and has no specific typographical
implications. The algorithms for converting vulgar fractions to decimal
ones and vice versa work fine for vertical or horizontal fractions
of whatever width.
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