[math-fun] Prefix for one-third?
Is there such a prefix? I’ve done about ten minutes of web-searching, but can’t find out if there’s a prefix for one-third, though it seems that trito- and triento- (from Greek and Latin respectively) would be natural choices. Jim Propp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numeral_prefix On Wednesday, January 1, 2020, 9:35:29 AM PST, James Propp <jamespropp@gmail.com> wrote: Is there such a prefix? I’ve done about ten minutes of web-searching, but can’t find out if there’s a prefix for one-third, though it seems that trito- and triento- (from Greek and Latin respectively) would be natural choices. Jim Propp
Yes, I read that already. Jim Propp On Wed, Jan 1, 2020 at 12:44 PM Eugene Salamin via math-fun < math-fun@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numeral_prefix On Wednesday, January 1, 2020, 9:35:29 AM PST, James Propp < jamespropp@gmail.com> wrote:
Is there such a prefix? I’ve done about ten minutes of web-searching, but can’t find out if there’s a prefix for one-third, though it seems that trito- and triento- (from Greek and Latin respectively) would be natural choices.
Jim Propp
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See https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-prefix-for-one-third-like-there-is-semi-hem... On 01-Jan-20 12:34, James Propp wrote:
Is there such a prefix? I’ve done about ten minutes of web-searching, but can’t find out if there’s a prefix for one-third, though it seems that trito- and triento- (from Greek and Latin respectively) would be natural choices.
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Yes, I read that already. Jim Propp On Wed, Jan 1, 2020 at 12:44 PM Mike Speciner <ms@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
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https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-prefix-for-one-third-like-there-is-semi-hem...
On 01-Jan-20 12:34, James Propp wrote:
Is there such a prefix? I’ve done about ten minutes of web-searching, but can’t find out if there’s a prefix for one-third, though it seems that trito- and triento- (from Greek and Latin respectively) would be natural choices.
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