Operations

Half

Fraction of a whole that corresponds to half of an object or a set of objects.

Symbolism

The symbol is [latex]\dfrac{1}{2}[/latex].

Examples

  • A half-circle is one half of a circle.
  • Consider the set U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}; half of the elements in this set are even numbers.

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