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Twothirds

Two-thirds is the rational number represented by the fraction 2/3. It can also be written as the decimal 0.666… with the six repeating indefinitely. As a reduced fraction, two-thirds is in lowest terms since 2 and 3 have no common factor other than 1.

In mathematics, two-thirds denotes two parts of a three-part division. It lies between 0 and 1 on

Two-thirds can be expressed as 66.666… percent. It is a rational number, so its decimal expansion either

Usage: In everyday language, two-thirds describes portions of objects or quantities, such as two-thirds of a

the
number
line
and
is
a
non-integer.
As
a
multiplier,
two-thirds
of
a
quantity
X
is
(2/3)
×
X.
It
is
the
fraction
form
of
the
proportion
two
out
of
three
and
is
the
basic
unit
in
many
proportional
calculations.
terminates
or
repeats;
in
this
case,
it
repeats
indefinitely.
cake.
In
probability
and
statistics,
it
can
describe
proportions
in
samples.
In
governance
and
law,
a
two-thirds
or
supermajority
requirement
means
at
least
66.666…
percent
of
votes,
often
interpreted
as
two-thirds
of
the
total
number
of
votes.