one third

Foot per yard

One third is the fraction representing one part of something divided into three equal parts, written as 1/3 or ⅓.

One third of the class failed the exam.

Cut the recipe by one third.

In percentages, one third equals approximately 33.3%, though the decimal repeats infinitely.

portion

slice

Portion cut off

chunk · wedge · tranche · allotment · cut · division · section · part · split · serving

mathematics

trisection

Division into three

decimal · percentage · numerator · denominator · equivalent · equal parts · subdivide · division · quotient · recurring

fraction

tercet

Three-line verse unit

trinity · ternary · trilateral · trimester · triptych · trio · threesome · triplicity · triune · tricolor

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