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Fractions with their own glyphs.
Also known as: Malayalam fractional numerals
The Malayalam signs writing common fractions as single characters rather than as numerator over denominator.
Write common fractions as single characters in Malayalam numeric notation.
Contexts: Mathematics, History
Belong to a numeral system displaced by the Hindu–Arabic digits in ordinary Malayalam use, leaving the fraction signs as the part most often met in older land and revenue records.
Contexts: Mathematics, History
A closed set of single glyphs, each standing for a fixed fraction such as a quarter or a half.