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Fractions must always be accompanying a numerator.
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== Fractions == | == Fractions == | ||
The prefix {{Deranize|paq-}} turns a number ''x'' into the fractional unit ''x⁻¹''. For example, {{Deranize|fé pạqcı}} is the number 5/6. | The prefix {{Deranize|paq-}} turns a number ''x'' into the fractional unit ''x⁻¹'', and must always be accompanying a numerator. For example, {{Deranize|fé pạqcı}} is the number 5/6. | ||
Fractional units are a little different from units proper, because they form numbers, not quantities. That is, in {{Deranize|róaı pạqsaq meta}}, {{Deranize|pạqsaq}} must come ''before'' {{Deranize|meta}} because it belongs to the number part of the quantity. | Fractional units are a little different from units proper, because they form numbers, not quantities. That is, in {{Deranize|róaı pạqsaq meta}}, {{Deranize|pạqsaq}} must come ''before'' {{Deranize|meta}} because it belongs to the number part of the quantity. | ||