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one-sixth

one-sixth noun: one of six equal parts (1/6, ⅙, 0.1666…).

Noun

one-sixth (uncountable)

  1. One of six equal parts (1/6, ⅙, 0.1666…).
    • “We are, each of us, one-sixth. A fraction of the whole,” says Hilbert. “0.16666666…”2022, Iain Reid, We Spread, Scribner, page 67

Forms of one-sixth

alternative formone sixth

Questions about one-sixth

What does one-sixth mean?
One-sixth means one of six equal parts (1/6, ⅙, 0.1666…).
What part of speech is one-sixth?
One-sixth is a noun.

Words near one-sixth in the dictionary

  1. one-shotting
  2. one-sided
  3. one-sidedly
  4. one-sidedness
  5. one-sidely
  6. one-sixth
  7. one-size diaper
  8. one-size diapers
  9. one-size nappies
  10. one-size nappy
  11. one-size-fits-all

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