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hauwhā

1. (verb) (-tia) to be a quarter, be divided by four.

Hauwhātia te waru, ka rua. / Divide eight by four, and it's two

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2. (noun) quarter.

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 (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 (TRP 2010:114).

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Synonyms: koata


3. (noun) quartile.

Ko te hauwhā he ine tauanga e hāngai ana ki te raraunga tau. Ina raupapahia tētahi huinga raraunga mai i te iti ki te rahi: ko te hauwhā runga te raraunga kei waenganui pū i te tau waenga me te mōrahi; ko te hauwhā raro te raraunga kei waenganui pū i te tau waenga me te mōkito (TRP 2010:116). / A quartile is a statistical measure relating to number data. When a data set is put in order from the smallest to largest: the upper quartile falls directly in the middle between the median and the maximum; the lower quartile falls directly in the middle between the median and the minimum (TRP 2010:116).

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