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4 is the reciprocal of 1/4. The Latin for 1/4 is quartus which gave the English word quarter which means to divide into four parts or a fourth part. The words came to mean to divide in general and the parts or sections were known as quarters whether or not there were exactly four of them. For example the "French Quarter" in New Orleans. A military base would have a quarter used for housing and the housing itself became known as quarters. People outside the military speak of living quarters. Finally headquarters is a place for the head or commander.

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