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wātea

1. (verb) to be free, unoccupied, open, vacant, blank, available, clear, unencumbered.

Haere ai te mano ki Takapuna āhuareka ai, tākarokaro ai, i ngā wa e wātea ana i te mahi. Whiti ai ki ngā tima i ngā hāora katoa, i te ata, ahiahi noa, kākarauri noa, pōuri noa (KO 14/6/1884:3). / Thousands go to Takapuna for entertainment and recreation when they are free from work. The ferries cross all the time, in the morning, afternoon, at dusk and when it's dark.

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Synonyms: marake, pūaha, tuwhera, māhorahora, matata, matatea, tīwhera, areare, kohera, tuhera, whakaareare, whakapuare, whewhera, uaki, mawhera, koraha, mārakerake, kohea, ango, puare, tīwara, tūmatanui, pawhera, hemahema, whakatuwhera, whakatuhera, huaki, poare, hīrikore, are, pōaha, puakaha, raha, tūraha, tawhera

huinga wātea

1. (noun) empty set.

Mēnā karekau he huānga kei roto i tētahi huinga, ka kīia taua huinga he huinga wātea. Koia nei ngā tohu e rua: { }, Ø (TRP 2010:128). / If there are no elements in a set, that set is called an empty set. These are the two symbols: { }, Ø.

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hua wātea

1. (noun) current asset.

rārangi tau wātea

1. (noun) blank number line.

He tino āwhina te rārangi tau wātea hei whakaatu paheko (TRP 2010:224). / A blank number line is a great help in showing operations.

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