one-fifth
Two dimes' decimal value
One-fifth is a fraction equal to one part of five, or 0.2.
It describes a quantity divided into five equal portions: One-fifth of the class failed the exam.
In American usage, a fifth often refers specifically to a bottle of liquor containing one-fifth of a gallon (about 750 milliliters).
One of five equal groups
- twenty percentA fifth portion
- numeratorNumber being divided
- denominatorFraction's bottom number
- ratioComparative numerical relation
proportion · decimal · percentage · equivalent fraction · common fraction · simplify · fractional · proper fraction
Comparative numerical relation
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- relativeConnected by blood
comparative · quantitative · metric · statistical · distribution · quota · tithe · underrepresentation
Deficient in quantity
- scantyInsufficient in amount
- modestLacking in pretension
- limitedRestricted in extent
- minimalSmallest amount needed
slight · fractional · partial · minority · incomplete · insufficient · sparse · thin
quintile
One of five equal groups
- twenty percentA fifth portion
- numeratorNumber being divided
- denominatorFraction's bottom number
ratio · proportion · decimal · percentage · equivalent fraction · common fraction · simplify · fractional · proper fraction · unit fraction
share
Portion given out
part · section · allocation · allotment · cut · chunk · quota · ration · division · split
ratio
Comparative numerical relation
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
relative · comparative · quantitative · metric · statistical · distribution · quota · tithe · underrepresentation · allocation
meager
Deficient in quantity
minimal · slight · fractional · partial · minority · incomplete · insufficient · sparse · thin · token
one-fifthfour-fifths
Fraction equaling 0.8
80 percent · nine-tenths · most · nearly all · three-quarters
one-fifththe whole
Complete amount combined
all · entirety · totality · everything · one hundred percent