One-third

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One of three equals parts (1/3, ⅓, 0.333…). uncountable

    "Gilgamesh is himself a man, two-thirds god, one-third mortal."

  2. 2
    one of three equal parts of a divisible whole wordnet

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"Surprisingly, he did his last job in one-third the time it would take me."

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