One-sixth

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Noun
  1. 1
    One of six equal parts (1/6, ⅙, 0.1666…). uncountable

    "“We are, each of us, one-sixth. A fraction of the whole,” says Hilbert. “0.16666666…”"

  2. 2
    one part in six equal parts wordnet

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"The gravity of the moon is one-sixth of that of the earth."

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