One-half

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Noun
  1. 1
    One of two equal parts (1/2, ½, 0.5). uncountable

    "As the series is extended to ever higher numbers, the fraction fluctuates among values a little greater than or equal to one-half, but the general trend moves closer and closer to exactly one-half."

  2. 2
    one of two equal parts of a divisible whole wordnet
  3. 3
    One-half lengthwise pad paper or one-half crosswise pad paper. Philippines, uncountable

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"Half an eye is very useful actually, because an animal can see half of another animal, which wants to eat it, and can get out of the way, and it will eat the animal, which has only one-half eye or only 49% of an eye, because this to it will not be enough, and the animal, which was eaten up, will have no children, because it is dead."

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