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Real - or even rational - numbers are infinitely dense. What this means is that there is no real number immediately before any other since it is always possible to find another number which is better qualified to claim that position.
For example, 1/5 is less than 1/2 but is it "before"?
No, because (1/5 + 1/2)/2 = 7/20 is also less than 1/2 and is nearer. Is it "before"?
No, because (7/20 + 1/2)/2 is less than 1/2 and is nearer.
And so on.
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LaoThere are lots of numbers less than one half. However, with fractions or real numbers you don't have an ordering, as you have with the whole numbers. Or rather, no NATURAL ordering. This is because, if you find a number that is close to one-half (for example), and less than it, you can always find another one that is even closer!
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Is it a or an in front of the word one half?
You can say'A half' or 'one half.' You would use the phrase "a half" Both "a" and "an" are singular articles. If you are referring to only one half, you use "a half". 'A' is usually before words/verbs, unless the word starts with a vowel, then you use 'an'.
One half of all traffic deaths occur?
Before 10am
Where is the decimal in a half of one percent?
A half of one percent, in decimal form is 0.005. its right . according to the question the decimal is 3 places before 5.
What is before and after half in numbers or age example 15 and a half and how would you write it?
To write the number fifteen and one half in numbers you could write it as: 15 1/2 or as 15.5
What is half of half of half of a half?
Half of half of half of one half is one sixteenth (0.0625).
