Egyptian fraction

Noun

 * 1)  A representation of a rational number as a sum of distinct unit fractions.
 * 2) * 1995, C. Pomerance, A. Sárkőzy, Combinatorial number theory,, , (edtors), Handbook of Combinatorics, Elsevier (North-Holland), page 1014,
 * However, a representation of r as a sum of distinct Egyptian fractions is certainly not unique and this fact leads to many questions.
 * 1)  A unit fraction.
 * However, a representation of r as a sum of distinct Egyptian fractions is certainly not unique and this fact leads to many questions.
 * 1)  A unit fraction.
 * 1)  A unit fraction.
 * 1)  A unit fraction.

Usage notes

 * The term is more commonly used than Egyptian fraction in the sense with that meaning.

Translations

 * Finnish: egyptiläinen murtoluku


 * Finnish:
 * Maori: hautau waetahi