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Rarehalving
The correct spelling is halving.
How to pronounce halving
verb
Say it like: Hal-vin-g
The correct spelling is halving. To reduce to half the original amount. For example: "to halve a hole or a match"
Usage Examples
“to halve a hole or a match”
“There are several recursion theorems for large sets, such that a single new halving results in several new infinite families of halvings.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To reduce to half the original amount.
- 2.To divide into two halves.
- 3.To make up half of.
- 4.To join two pieces of timber etc. by cutting away each for half its thickness at the joining place, and fitting together.
- 5.In match play, to achieve a tie or draw on.
noun
- 1.The process or instance of dividing in half.
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