and denotes -7/2, but "-3 -1/2" is invalid and
 will result in a <code>ParseException</code>.</p></div>
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<dd><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/fraction/BigFractionFormat.html#parse(java.lang.String, java.text.ParsePosition)">parse</a></code>&nbsp;in class&nbsp;<code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/fraction/BigFractionFormat.html" title="class in org.apache.commons.math3.fraction">BigFractionFormat</a></code></dd>
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