five-sixths
One-sixth from complete
Five-sixths is the fraction representing five parts of something divided into six equal parts, or approximately 83 percent.
It describes a substantial majority: Five-sixths of the committee voted in favor.
In measurements, it falls between three-quarters and the whole: The tank was five-sixths full.
Over half of total
predominant · substantial · considerable · significant · ratio · percentage · allocation · distribution
Number being divided
- denominatorFraction's bottom number
- equivalentSame in value or function
- simplifyMake less complex
- irreducibleCannot be simplified further
reciprocal · fractional · reduce · two-thirds · three-quarters · half
Tenths-based notation
- repeatingOccurring more than once
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
- arithmeticMathematics of basic operations
- approximationNear but inexact value
precision · numeric · ratio · percentage · quantitative · measurement · computation · rounding
Distinct division of whole
- slicePortion cut off
- wedgeTapered splitting tool
- segmentDistinct part of whole
- circularForming a closed curve
infographic · chart · graph · shaded · filled · proportion · percentage · legend
majority
Over half of total
most · predominant · substantial · considerable · significant · ratio · percentage · allocation · distribution · apportionment
numerator
Number being divided
- denominatorFraction's bottom number
- equivalentSame in value or function
- simplifyMake less complex
irreducible · reciprocal · fractional · reduce · two-thirds · three-quarters · half
decimal
Tenths-based notation
- repeatingOccurring more than once
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
- arithmeticMathematics of basic operations
approximation · precision · numeric · ratio · percentage · quantitative · measurement · computation · rounding · division
sector
Distinct division of whole
circular · infographic · chart · graph · shaded · filled · proportion · percentage · legend · data