eighths

Typical pizza slices

Eighths is the plural of eighth—the ordinal form of eight and the fraction 1/8.

In music, eighth notes receive half a beat in common time.

In measurements, eighths appear frequently: three-eighths of an inch, cut into eighths.

In drug slang, an eighth is 3.5 grams, one-eighth of an ounce: He bought an eighth of weed.

portioning

slice

Portion cut off

portion · pie · pizza · cake · serving · cutting · dividing · share · section · equal parts

music

note

Short written record

  • quaverUnsteady vocal sound
  • tempoRate of musical performance
  • beatRhythmic pulse or strike

time signature · rest · duration · notation · measure · bar · rhythm · semiquaver · dotted · whole note

fraction

numerator

Number being divided

sixteenths · thirds · fifths · sevenths · tenths · twelfths · thirty-seconds · sixty-fourths · hundredths · proportion

ounce

cannabis

Psychoactive hemp plant

dispensary · bag · scale · gram · quarter · half · zip · measurement · slang · purchase

measurement

inch

Twelfth of a foot

ruler · tape measure · gradations · tolerance · precision · millimeters · centimeters · metric · imperial · vernier

Categories
Opposites
fractional division size

eighthswholes

Complete unified amounts

halves · whole numbers · integers · quarters · units

wholeness vs. fragmentation

eighthswholes

Complete unified amounts

entireties · totalities · unities

Phrases
Family

eight, eighteen, eighth, eighteenth, eightieth, eightfold

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G