For example, you can represent the improper fraction 3/2 as the equivalent mixed number 1-1/2. The mixed number 1-1/2 means 1 + 1/2. To see why 3/2 = 1-1/2, realize that three halves of a cake is the same as one whole cake plus another half. Every improper fraction has an equivalent mixed number, and vice versa.
Intimacy is a close personal connection between two people that usually develops over time. Typically, children learn about and develop intimate relationships through interacting with parents and close family members.
intimate adjective (PERSONAL). âº being a âclose, âpersonal âfriend, or having a âclose, âpersonal ârelationship: an intimate âfriend âº An intimate ârelationship can also refer to a âromantic ârelationship: They had been good âfriends, but they had never in any way been intimate.