What does "abbreviate" mean?

Abbreviate: (Math.) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.

Additional senses

  1. 2.Abbreviated; abridged; shortened. [R.] "The abbreviate form." Earle.
  2. 3.(Biol.) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
  3. 4.An abridgment. [Obs.] Elyot.

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