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Help with terms that describe fractions
« on: April 08, 2010, 03:30:19 pm »
I'm wondering if there are actual terms to describe some common fractions. For instance: If you're looking at 1/2, you can say that the relevant object we're talking about is "halved." You can also look at 1/4 and say the relevant object is "quartered." These are about the only terms I know of to describe fractions. What I would like to find are similar terms to describe fractions such as 2/3 and 1/3. What do we say about an object that is only two thirds of its whole?

Surely, there would be a list of such terms somewhere.
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Re: Help with terms that describe fractions
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2010, 04:02:40 pm »
I've never really heard any. I've always just heard them be called by their fractions (2/3 would be "two-thirds" and such). Sorry I can't be of any help.
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Re: Help with terms that describe fractions
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2011, 10:20:52 am »
I've heard of "thirded", but my spellchecker doesn't recognize that as an actual word...

You could always try using Google, maybe you can find something of that sort.
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Re: Help with terms that describe fractions
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2011, 01:11:47 pm »
Quote from: holmes221b on January 11, 2011, 10:20:52 am
I've heard of "thirded", but my spellchecker doesn't recognize that as an actual word...

You could always try using Google, maybe you can find something of that sort.
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Re: Help with terms that describe fractions
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2011, 01:14:24 pm »
Zera  ;)

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Re: Help with terms that describe fractions
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2011, 01:16:50 pm »
Quote from: Qwerty.55 on January 11, 2011, 01:14:24 pm
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Re: Help with terms that describe fractions
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2011, 01:19:19 pm »
Well, my school hasn't started either. It's not unthinkable that hers might be similar.
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Re: Help with terms that describe fractions
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2011, 01:22:12 pm »
Quote from: graphmastur on January 11, 2011, 01:11:47 pm
HOLY NECROPOST BATMAN! Actually, not that bad, but still.  Zera doesn't come around here any more, I don't think.
In my defense, I can't start new threads right now while I'm at school for some reason. And I was kinda wondering the same thing, so I figured it wouldn't hurt to revive the thread. Of course, I also completely missed how oldish the thread was...

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Well, my school hasn't started either. It's not unthinkable that hers might be similar.
Mine started yesterday, and my sister's started last week.
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Re: Help with terms that describe fractions
« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2011, 01:46:43 pm »
Quote from: holmes221b on January 11, 2011, 01:22:12 pm
Quote from: graphmastur on January 11, 2011, 01:11:47 pm
HOLY NECROPOST BATMAN! Actually, not that bad, but still.  Zera doesn't come around here any more, I don't think.
In my defense, I can't start new threads right now while I'm at school for some reason. And I was kinda wondering the same thing, so I figured it wouldn't hurt to revive the thread. Of course, I also completely missed how oldish the thread was...

Quote from: Qwerty.55 on January 11, 2011, 01:19:19 pm
Well, my school hasn't started either. It's not unthinkable that hers might be similar.
Mine started yesterday, and my sister's started last week.
It's fine, no problem. And mine started last week as well.
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Re: Help with terms that describe fractions
« Reply #9 on: January 12, 2011, 10:23:13 pm »
Quote from: holmes221b on January 11, 2011, 01:22:12 pm
Quote from: graphmastur on January 11, 2011, 01:11:47 pm
HOLY NECROPOST BATMAN! Actually, not that bad, but still.  Zera doesn't come around here any more, I don't think.
In my defense, I can't start new threads right now while I'm at school for some reason. And I was kinda wondering the same thing, so I figured it wouldn't hurt to revive the thread. Of course, I also completely missed how oldish the thread was...

Quote from: Qwerty.55 on January 11, 2011, 01:19:19 pm
Well, my school hasn't started either. It's not unthinkable that hers might be similar.
Mine started yesterday, and my sister's started last week.
Strange, sometimes computers at schools are really screwed up. X.x Darl sometimes can't even post at all, it says session timed out or something.

Also in your defense this sub-forum, while being newly created, includes topics since the very start of this SMF forum, and since it's a small section compared to the projects section we're all used to, I guess some necroposting might happen here sometimes :P.

But yeah Zera doesn't come here anymore. Xeda/Zeda will most likely come back soon, though.
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