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dimidium
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A quick definition of dimidium:
Term: dimidium
Definition: Dimidium means half in Latin. It can refer to a half of something, like half a pound, or an undivided half of something.
A more thorough explanation:
dimidium
Dimidium means half of something. It comes from the Latin word for "half".
- Dimidium unius libratae means half a pound.
- If you have a pizza and you cut it in half, each half is a dimidium of the whole pizza.
The examples show that dimidium refers to a half of something, whether it's a weight or a pizza. It's a way to describe a portion that is exactly half of the whole.