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kōaro rite

1. (noun) palindrome (maths and language).

Mēnā kāore e rerekē ana te pānuihia o tētahi tau, o tētahi kupu rānei mai i te taha mauī ki te matau, mai i te taha matau rānei ki te mauī, ka kīia he kōaro rite tērā. Hei tauira o te kōaro rite: 121, 7337, 2002, 3554553; ihi, ara, ataata (TRP 2010:152). / If there is no difference in reading a number, or a word, from left to right, or right to left, that is called a palindrome. Examples of palindromes are: 121, 7337, 2002, 3554553; ihi, ara, ataata.

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