substantial fraction

collocation in English

meaningsofsubstantialandfraction

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withfraction.
substantial
adjective
uk
/səbˈstæn.ʃəl/us
/səbˈstæn.ʃəl/
large in size, value, ...
See more atsubstantial
fraction
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfræk.ʃən/us
/ˈfræk.ʃən/
a number that results from dividing one whole number ...
See more atfraction

(Definition ofsubstantialandfractionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsubstantial fraction

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
If a scenario resulted in asubstantialfractionof land in an island being inundated, land prices would rise.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The age at the earlier birth must be in error by 1 year for asubstantialfractionof the women.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Asubstantialfractionof the world's population is well-off and increasingly connected through trade and communications systems.
From theCambridge English Corpus
If communications times are asubstantialfractionof the overall processing time, preloading of the list data may prove effective.
From theCambridge English Corpus
When the retina is illuminated in the natural direction, asubstantialfractionof the incident light "leaks" through the spaces between photoreceptors.
From theCambridge English Corpus
After amplification, asubstantialfractionof the expanded ribosomal gene family is transposed, resulting in many smaller ribosomal gene families on different chromosomes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, in other islands or coastal regions, sea level rise might threaten asubstantialfractionof the developable land of a country to inundation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Sputtering provides a mechanism for the meteoroids to lose asubstantialfractionof their momentum and energy without experiencing extreme heating.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Asubstantialfractionof the population was made up of affinal kin : 47 per cent of males and 59 per cent of females.
From theCambridge English Corpus
For these reasons, economists have concluded that asubstantialfractionof the movements in output during these two episodes must have been transitory.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Not only is that asubstantialfraction, but it displays an activity out of proportion to its numbers.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
If the asset holdings of asubstantialfractionof the population approach the constraints, then equilibrium interest rates will adjust, thereby affecting the extent to which constraints actually bind.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In some cases, however, asubstantialfractionof this variation is caused by environmental variables that can be identified, such as food quality (for animals) or soil nitrogen (for crops).
From theCambridge English Corpus
One reason is that many experiments reveal a heterogeneous player population, with asubstantialfraction evidently violating individual rationality, and another non-negligible fraction more or less conforming to orthodoxy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Composting can divert asubstantialfractionof municipal solid waste from landfill.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The rails represent asubstantialfractionof the cost of a railway line.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The option to purchase asubstantialfractionof the company for only 5000 was extremely valuable.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The auto industry consumes asubstantialfractionof natural and synthetic rubber.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Tunnel valleys represent asubstantialfractionof all melt-water drainage from glaciers.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This is asubstantialfractionof the age of the universe.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
When the body appears white, it is emitting asubstantialfractionof its energy as ultraviolet radiation.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Asubstantialfractionof the population of the region is internally displaced or refugees in neighboring countries.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofsubstantial
Go to the definition offraction
See other collocations withfraction