one-third
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- noun
- /wʌn θɜrd/
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- One-third of the candidates are American.
- about one-third
- approximately one-third
- nearly one-third
Everywhere in public life, women have to have one third.
- Everywhere in public life, women have to have one third.
- I can't afford that, but it's going to be N to the one third way merge sort.
- Typically what we do in this point at this point is write it like this one third DU equals DX.
Examples
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A woman can now expect to spend more than one-third of her life in a postmenopausal state.
Academic text (2011) -
In both countries, one quarter to one third of respondents recommended political action.
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We can take over one third of the southern land.
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Now only one third of them are actually English language learners.
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I mean, one third of the natural world has been destroyed in your lifetime.
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About two-thirds of that amount was covered by private insurance, and one-third was direct losses.
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In some parts of London, one-third of all online credit card transactions are fraudulent.
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By the year 2050, nearly one-third of the U.S. population is expected to be over age 65.
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Manufacturing employment more than doubled from 1956 to 1972, accounting for one-third of all jobs created during that period.
Academic text (2008) -
We can take over one-third of the southern land.
Synonyms
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One of three equal parts of something
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Etymology
One-third is simply the number one ('1') plus third ('one of three parts'), so it literally means one of three equal parts, or 1/3.