three-fourths
Most of something
Three-fourths is the fraction representing three parts of something divided into four equal parts, equivalent to 75 percent or 0.75.
It functions as both noun and adjective: Three-fourths of the respondents agreed, a three-fourths majority.
Also written as three quarters.
One of four parts
- halfEqual portion of two
- eighthOrdinal for eight
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- ratioComparative numerical relation
percentage · numerator · denominator · decimal · part · portion · segment · slice
Vote exceeding simple majority
- quorumMinimum for valid proceedings
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- overrideCancel by authority
- constitutionalHealth-promoting walk
amendment · approval · mandate · threshold · voting · legislature · referendum · consensus
quarter
One of four parts
- halfEqual portion of two
- eighthOrdinal for eight
- proportionComparative relation of parts
ratio · percentage · numerator · denominator · decimal · part · portion · segment · slice · piece
supermajority
Vote exceeding simple majority
- quorumMinimum for valid proceedings
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- overrideCancel by authority
constitutional · amendment · approval · mandate · threshold · voting · legislature · referendum · consensus · landslide
waltz
Dance in three-quarter time
- time signatureRhythmic fraction notation
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
measure · bar · tempo · notation · conductor · metronome · downbeat · minuet · mazurka · scherzo
three-fourthsone-fourth
Single part among four
one-quarter · none · zero · nothing · one-eighth
three, triple, fourth, thirds, triplets, triplet, tripled, threefold, fourths