nine-tenths
Just barely incomplete
Nine-tenths is the fraction 9/10, or ninety percent of something.
The expression often emphasizes how large a portion something represents: Nine-tenths of the work is already done.
The legal maxim possession is nine-tenths of the law suggests that having physical control of something gives you most of the practical advantage in a dispute over ownership.
Part divided by whole
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- ratioComparative numerical relation
- decimalTenths-based notation
- numeratorNumber being divided
denominator · part · portion · share · slice · segment · measure · quantitative
Intensely excessive in force
- preponderanceSuperiority in weight or number
- vastExtremely great in size
- dominantHaving superior influence
- predominantMost common or powerful
substantial · most · bulk · supermajority · landslide · decisive · commanding
fraction
Part divided by whole
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- ratioComparative numerical relation
- decimalTenths-based notation
numerator · denominator · part · portion · share · slice · segment · measure · quantitative · arithmetic
overwhelming
Intensely excessive in force
- preponderanceSuperiority in weight or number
- vastExtremely great in size
- dominantHaving superior influence
predominant · substantial · most · bulk · supermajority · landslide · decisive · commanding
submerged
Below water's surface
- hiddenKept out of sight
- underwaterBelow the surface
- unseenNot perceived visually
beneath · invisible · concealed · latent · tip · mass · bulk · depth · obscured · undetected
law
Binding principle or regulation