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toitū

1. (verb) to be undisturbed, untouched, permanent, entire.

Ahakoa te minamina o ngā iwi nunui ki tōna whenua, kāore a Haina e rarua, kei te toitū tonu tōna whenua (TP 5/1908:1). / Although the great nations desire its country, China is not troubled, its land is still undisturbed.

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Synonyms: karioi, pūmau, tūturu, tūmau, niwaniwa


2. (verb) to be sustainable.

He mahi katoa ēnei i raro i te kaupapa o te kaupapa o te Para Kore, kia toitū te noho a te tangata ki te ao tūroa (RP 2009:318). / These are all activities done under the cause of Zero Waste, so that man's existence can be sustainable.

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tau toitū

1. (noun) prime number.

E rua anake ngā tauwehe o tētahi tau toitū, arā, ko taua tau anō me te 1. E taea ana te tau toitū te whakawehe pū ki a ia anō me te 1, koia anake. Hei tauira, he tau toitū te whitu: 7 ÷ 1 = 7 7 ÷ 7 = 1 (TRP 2010:283). / There are only two factors of a prime number - the number itself and one. A prime number can be divided exactly only by itself and one. There are no other factors. For example, seven is a prime number: 7 ÷ 1 = 7 7 ÷ 7 = 1 (TRP 2010:283).

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tauwehe toitū

1. (noun) prime factor.

Ko ngā tauwehe toitū o te 18: {2, 3} (TRP 2010:284). / The prime factors of 18: {2, 3}

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Toitū Te Whenua

1. Land Information New Zealand.

Toitū te whenua, whatungarongaro te tangata

1. A reminder that ones life is not forever.

The land remains while man is lost from sight. /

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