Is there an equivalent to a 'quarter' for twelfths?
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I've heard of quintants, septants, octants, and quandrants, but I can't find a word for a sector of a twelfths. Any ideas?
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I've heard of quintants, septants, octants, and quandrants, but I can't find a word for a sector of a twelfths. Any ideas?
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Maybe it’s a month ;-)
– Jim
Apr 8 at 22:44
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Twelfth already seems like the equivalent of quarter to me. I ate a quarter of the pie and I ate a twelfth of the pie. What am I missing?
– Jason Bassford
Apr 9 at 0:57
What Jason said -- what do you think is wrong with "a twelfth"?
– Hot Licks
Apr 9 at 1:34
@JasonBassford, HotLicks, a fourth matches a twelfth. A half and a quarter are different.
– Jim
2 days ago
@jim In what way is a fourth different from a quarter when looking at the senses in which they are synonymous? And are you saying that two fourths do not make a half? If not, what do they make?
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
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I've heard of quintants, septants, octants, and quandrants, but I can't find a word for a sector of a twelfths. Any ideas?
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I've heard of quintants, septants, octants, and quandrants, but I can't find a word for a sector of a twelfths. Any ideas?
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Maybe it’s a month ;-)
– Jim
Apr 8 at 22:44
2
Twelfth already seems like the equivalent of quarter to me. I ate a quarter of the pie and I ate a twelfth of the pie. What am I missing?
– Jason Bassford
Apr 9 at 0:57
What Jason said -- what do you think is wrong with "a twelfth"?
– Hot Licks
Apr 9 at 1:34
@JasonBassford, HotLicks, a fourth matches a twelfth. A half and a quarter are different.
– Jim
2 days ago
@jim In what way is a fourth different from a quarter when looking at the senses in which they are synonymous? And are you saying that two fourths do not make a half? If not, what do they make?
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
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Maybe it’s a month ;-)
– Jim
Apr 8 at 22:44
2
Twelfth already seems like the equivalent of quarter to me. I ate a quarter of the pie and I ate a twelfth of the pie. What am I missing?
– Jason Bassford
Apr 9 at 0:57
What Jason said -- what do you think is wrong with "a twelfth"?
– Hot Licks
Apr 9 at 1:34
@JasonBassford, HotLicks, a fourth matches a twelfth. A half and a quarter are different.
– Jim
2 days ago
@jim In what way is a fourth different from a quarter when looking at the senses in which they are synonymous? And are you saying that two fourths do not make a half? If not, what do they make?
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
Maybe it’s a month ;-)
– Jim
Apr 8 at 22:44
Maybe it’s a month ;-)
– Jim
Apr 8 at 22:44
2
2
Twelfth already seems like the equivalent of quarter to me. I ate a quarter of the pie and I ate a twelfth of the pie. What am I missing?
– Jason Bassford
Apr 9 at 0:57
Twelfth already seems like the equivalent of quarter to me. I ate a quarter of the pie and I ate a twelfth of the pie. What am I missing?
– Jason Bassford
Apr 9 at 0:57
What Jason said -- what do you think is wrong with "a twelfth"?
– Hot Licks
Apr 9 at 1:34
What Jason said -- what do you think is wrong with "a twelfth"?
– Hot Licks
Apr 9 at 1:34
@JasonBassford, HotLicks, a fourth matches a twelfth. A half and a quarter are different.
– Jim
2 days ago
@JasonBassford, HotLicks, a fourth matches a twelfth. A half and a quarter are different.
– Jim
2 days ago
@jim In what way is a fourth different from a quarter when looking at the senses in which they are synonymous? And are you saying that two fourths do not make a half? If not, what do they make?
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
@jim In what way is a fourth different from a quarter when looking at the senses in which they are synonymous? And are you saying that two fourths do not make a half? If not, what do they make?
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
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The word dodecafid means 1/12 or twelfth i.e. divisible into twelve parts or regions.
Reference link 1: allhotelscalifornia.com
Reference link 2: Wordnik.com
Citation from the book: Three Toed Sloths and Seven League Boots: A Dictionary of Numerical Expressions
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After reading the definitions I belleve that dodecafid does not mean 1/12 or twelfth. It means divisible into twelve parts. In other words it refers to the whole rather than the resultant pieces. Supposing an orange had twelve segments, the orange could be called a dodecafid not the segments themselves. I think OP would like to say something like: “There’s 12 of us, let’s each take a dodecafid of the treasure.” In my estimation that’s not how this word is used.
– Jim
2 days ago
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Most of the "sector" terms you refer to are derived from Latin. The equivalent for a twelfth would be something like duodectant, from the Latin duodecimus (twelfth).
But I'd not expect many English speakers to understand what you meant. A few might work it out from knowledge of Latin (not common), and a few more might connect it with some other 12-related word like dodecahedron (which is from Greek rather than Latin, so not an exact root match).
So you'd mostly be making up a new word, and needing to explain its meaning to anyone you spoke it to. In some contexts, coining neologisms is fine, and as long as you explain yourself the first time you use the word, you could then go on to use it repeatedly, and perhaps achieve more clarity than if you kept needing to say "a twelfth of a circle." But if you're only going to mention it once, or if you're speaking or writing in a context where linguistic creativity is frowned upon, you might just annoy the people you're communicating with.
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The word dodecafid means 1/12 or twelfth i.e. divisible into twelve parts or regions.
Reference link 1: allhotelscalifornia.com
Reference link 2: Wordnik.com
Citation from the book: Three Toed Sloths and Seven League Boots: A Dictionary of Numerical Expressions
answered Apr 9 at 2:30
Ubi hattUbi hatt
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After reading the definitions I belleve that dodecafid does not mean 1/12 or twelfth. It means divisible into twelve parts. In other words it refers to the whole rather than the resultant pieces. Supposing an orange had twelve segments, the orange could be called a dodecafid not the segments themselves. I think OP would like to say something like: “There’s 12 of us, let’s each take a dodecafid of the treasure.” In my estimation that’s not how this word is used.
– Jim
2 days ago
add a comment |
The word dodecafid means 1/12 or twelfth i.e. divisible into twelve parts or regions.
Reference link 1: allhotelscalifornia.com
Reference link 2: Wordnik.com
Citation from the book: Three Toed Sloths and Seven League Boots: A Dictionary of Numerical Expressions
answered Apr 9 at 2:30
Ubi hattUbi hatt
4,8541730
After reading the definitions I belleve that dodecafid does not mean 1/12 or twelfth. It means divisible into twelve parts. In other words it refers to the whole rather than the resultant pieces. Supposing an orange had twelve segments, the orange could be called a dodecafid not the segments themselves. I think OP would like to say something like: “There’s 12 of us, let’s each take a dodecafid of the treasure.” In my estimation that’s not how this word is used.
– Jim
2 days ago
add a comment |
The word dodecafid means 1/12 or twelfth i.e. divisible into twelve parts or regions.
Reference link 1: allhotelscalifornia.com
Reference link 2: Wordnik.com
Citation from the book: Three Toed Sloths and Seven League Boots: A Dictionary of Numerical Expressions
answered Apr 9 at 2:30
Ubi hattUbi hatt
4,8541730
The word dodecafid means 1/12 or twelfth i.e. divisible into twelve parts or regions.
Reference link 1: allhotelscalifornia.com
Reference link 2: Wordnik.com
Citation from the book: Three Toed Sloths and Seven League Boots: A Dictionary of Numerical Expressions
answered Apr 9 at 2:30
Ubi hattUbi hatt
4,8541730
answered Apr 9 at 2:30
Ubi hattUbi hatt
4,8541730
answered Apr 9 at 2:30
Ubi hattUbi hatt
4,8541730
answered Apr 9 at 2:30
Ubi hattUbi hatt
4,8541730
4,8541730
After reading the definitions I belleve that dodecafid does not mean 1/12 or twelfth. It means divisible into twelve parts. In other words it refers to the whole rather than the resultant pieces. Supposing an orange had twelve segments, the orange could be called a dodecafid not the segments themselves. I think OP would like to say something like: “There’s 12 of us, let’s each take a dodecafid of the treasure.” In my estimation that’s not how this word is used.
– Jim
2 days ago
add a comment |
After reading the definitions I belleve that dodecafid does not mean 1/12 or twelfth. It means divisible into twelve parts. In other words it refers to the whole rather than the resultant pieces. Supposing an orange had twelve segments, the orange could be called a dodecafid not the segments themselves. I think OP would like to say something like: “There’s 12 of us, let’s each take a dodecafid of the treasure.” In my estimation that’s not how this word is used.
– Jim
2 days ago
After reading the definitions I belleve that dodecafid does not mean 1/12 or twelfth. It means divisible into twelve parts. In other words it refers to the whole rather than the resultant pieces. Supposing an orange had twelve segments, the orange could be called a dodecafid not the segments themselves. I think OP would like to say something like: “There’s 12 of us, let’s each take a dodecafid of the treasure.” In my estimation that’s not how this word is used.
– Jim
2 days ago
After reading the definitions I belleve that dodecafid does not mean 1/12 or twelfth. It means divisible into twelve parts. In other words it refers to the whole rather than the resultant pieces. Supposing an orange had twelve segments, the orange could be called a dodecafid not the segments themselves. I think OP would like to say something like: “There’s 12 of us, let’s each take a dodecafid of the treasure.” In my estimation that’s not how this word is used.
– Jim
2 days ago
add a comment |
Most of the "sector" terms you refer to are derived from Latin. The equivalent for a twelfth would be something like duodectant, from the Latin duodecimus (twelfth).
But I'd not expect many English speakers to understand what you meant. A few might work it out from knowledge of Latin (not common), and a few more might connect it with some other 12-related word like dodecahedron (which is from Greek rather than Latin, so not an exact root match).
So you'd mostly be making up a new word, and needing to explain its meaning to anyone you spoke it to. In some contexts, coining neologisms is fine, and as long as you explain yourself the first time you use the word, you could then go on to use it repeatedly, and perhaps achieve more clarity than if you kept needing to say "a twelfth of a circle." But if you're only going to mention it once, or if you're speaking or writing in a context where linguistic creativity is frowned upon, you might just annoy the people you're communicating with.
answered Apr 9 at 1:26
BlckknghtBlckknght
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add a comment |
Most of the "sector" terms you refer to are derived from Latin. The equivalent for a twelfth would be something like duodectant, from the Latin duodecimus (twelfth).
But I'd not expect many English speakers to understand what you meant. A few might work it out from knowledge of Latin (not common), and a few more might connect it with some other 12-related word like dodecahedron (which is from Greek rather than Latin, so not an exact root match).
So you'd mostly be making up a new word, and needing to explain its meaning to anyone you spoke it to. In some contexts, coining neologisms is fine, and as long as you explain yourself the first time you use the word, you could then go on to use it repeatedly, and perhaps achieve more clarity than if you kept needing to say "a twelfth of a circle." But if you're only going to mention it once, or if you're speaking or writing in a context where linguistic creativity is frowned upon, you might just annoy the people you're communicating with.
answered Apr 9 at 1:26
BlckknghtBlckknght
38616
add a comment |
Most of the "sector" terms you refer to are derived from Latin. The equivalent for a twelfth would be something like duodectant, from the Latin duodecimus (twelfth).
But I'd not expect many English speakers to understand what you meant. A few might work it out from knowledge of Latin (not common), and a few more might connect it with some other 12-related word like dodecahedron (which is from Greek rather than Latin, so not an exact root match).
So you'd mostly be making up a new word, and needing to explain its meaning to anyone you spoke it to. In some contexts, coining neologisms is fine, and as long as you explain yourself the first time you use the word, you could then go on to use it repeatedly, and perhaps achieve more clarity than if you kept needing to say "a twelfth of a circle." But if you're only going to mention it once, or if you're speaking or writing in a context where linguistic creativity is frowned upon, you might just annoy the people you're communicating with.
answered Apr 9 at 1:26
BlckknghtBlckknght
38616
Most of the "sector" terms you refer to are derived from Latin. The equivalent for a twelfth would be something like duodectant, from the Latin duodecimus (twelfth).
But I'd not expect many English speakers to understand what you meant. A few might work it out from knowledge of Latin (not common), and a few more might connect it with some other 12-related word like dodecahedron (which is from Greek rather than Latin, so not an exact root match).
So you'd mostly be making up a new word, and needing to explain its meaning to anyone you spoke it to. In some contexts, coining neologisms is fine, and as long as you explain yourself the first time you use the word, you could then go on to use it repeatedly, and perhaps achieve more clarity than if you kept needing to say "a twelfth of a circle." But if you're only going to mention it once, or if you're speaking or writing in a context where linguistic creativity is frowned upon, you might just annoy the people you're communicating with.
answered Apr 9 at 1:26
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Maybe it’s a month ;-)
– Jim
Apr 8 at 22:44
2
Twelfth already seems like the equivalent of quarter to me. I ate a quarter of the pie and I ate a twelfth of the pie. What am I missing?
– Jason Bassford
Apr 9 at 0:57
What Jason said -- what do you think is wrong with "a twelfth"?
– Hot Licks
Apr 9 at 1:34
@JasonBassford, HotLicks, a fourth matches a twelfth. A half and a quarter are different.
– Jim
2 days ago
@jim In what way is a fourth different from a quarter when looking at the senses in which they are synonymous? And are you saying that two fourths do not make a half? If not, what do they make?
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago