halving

English

Verb

halving

1. present participle and gerund of halve

Noun

halving (plural halvings)

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

   There are several recursion theorems for large sets, such that a single new halving results in several new infinite families of halvings.

   • 1994, David C. Schneider, Quantitative Ecology: Spatial and Temporal Scaling, page 36:

     Similitude applies to proportional changes, such as doublings, halvings, or quarterings; it does not apply to additive changes.

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