Siebtel

seventh; one seventh

noun ZEEP-tel Rare

Usage Note

Siebtel ist der Bruch 1/7. Im Alltag kaum gebräuchlich, da 7 keine bequeme Teilungszahl ist. In schulischen und wissenschaftlichen Texten als Bestandteil der Bruchlehre vorhanden.

Examples

"Ein Siebtel der Studierenden bestand die Prüfung nicht."

Natural Translation

One seventh of the students did not pass the exam.

Literal Translation

One seventh of the students did not pass the exam.

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