Definition of the word three fourths

The word "three fourths" is a compound fraction, made up of the numeral "3" and the word "fourths." The term "fourths" is derived from the Latin word " quartus," meaning fourth. In English, fractional parts of a whole are traditionally expressed by dividing it into a number of equal parts and then indicating how many of those parts are being referred to. The numbers used to indicate the size of each part are called "denominators," and the number of parts being taken is called the "numerator." For example, in the fraction "3/4," the numerator is "3," and the denominator is "4." This means that "3/4" represents three of the four equal parts that the whole is divided into. The word "three fourths" can thus be understood as three of the four equal parts into which a whole has been divided. It is a way of describing a particular fraction that's equivalent to 0.75 in decimal notation.