What is the difference between fraction and division?

Well, I hope you know that we have some axioms and definitions for real numbers. Even if you don't know, you read this answer and then go through it from the internet. (they are typically long to explain here!). read more

Fraction is a see also of division. As nouns the difference between fraction and division is that fraction is a part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part while division is (uncountable) the act or process of dividing anything. As a verb fraction is to divide or break into fractions. read more

Therefore, we may conclude that fractions and division are two different things and have two different meanings. Fractions are type of numbers (particularly called rational numbers Q) while division is an operation defined for two numbers (particularly, it is the inverse operation of multiplication). read more