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one half

[one half|one half] is one-half the diameter, equivalent to a radius of 2.

Definition

one half is one-half the diameter, equivalent to a radius of 2. It also represents one and one-half times a quarter, requiring a clockwise movement of one full quarter and an additional half-quarter to place a line.

Mechanism

Three-eighths is one and one-half times a quarter, so we place a line by moving clockwise one full quarter and one-half of another quarter, as in one half.

Effects

one half When the exponent of the middle term is one-half that of the leading term, the equation takes quadratic form. This results in a solvable structure similar to standard quadratic equations.