hautau
1. (noun) fraction, proportion, part of a whole (maths).
Ina wehea tētahi inenga, tētahi huinga, tētahi āhua rānei ki ētahi wāhanga ōrite, koia ērā ko ngā hautau. Mehemea e whā ngā wāhanga ōrite, ka kīia ia wāhanga he hauwhā. Mehemea e rima ngā wāhanga ōrite, ka kīia ia wāhanga he haurima (TRP 2010:114). / When a measurement, a shape, or a set is divided into equal parts, this is called a fraction. If there are four equal parts, they are called quarters. If there are five equal parts, they are called fifths (TRP 2010:114).
Synonyms: hautanga, rite, pānga riterite