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one sixth

one sixth is the rare spelling of one-sixth.

Meaning of one-sixth

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

Questions about one sixth

What is one sixth the rare spelling of?
One sixth is the rare spelling of one-sixth.

Words near one sixth in the dictionary

  1. one shots
  2. one should be so lucky
  3. one should live so long
  4. one should never meet one's heroes
  5. one side
  6. one sixth
  7. one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind
  8. one step ahead
  9. one step at a time
  10. one step forward, two steps back
  11. one strike and you're out

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