HALVING

Verb

halving

present participle of halve

Noun

halving (plural halvings)

(mathematics) The process or instance of dividing in half.

Synonyms

• See bisection

Source: Wiktionary


HALVE

Hal"ve, n.

Definition: A half. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Halve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Halved; p. pr. & vb. n. Halving.] Etym: [From Half.]

1. To divide into two equal parts; as, to halve an apple; to be or form half of. So far apart their lives are thrown From the twin soul that halves their own. M. Arnold.

2. (Arch.)

Definition: To join, as two pieces of timber, by cutting away each for half its thickness at the joining place, and fitting together.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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