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halves

[havz, hahvz] / hævz, hɑvz /
NOUN
one of two equal parts of a whole
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This step effectively divided the surface code into two separate halves.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026

No need to worry about halves of avocados going brown and, eventually, bad in the fridge.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

His time more than halves the record of the only other person to scale the tower.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

“It is probably a tale of two halves, as is much of the economic outlook,” said Tony Crescenzi, Pimco executive vice president and portfolio manager.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

Dots and ties give you much freedom to write notes of varying lengths, but so far you must build your notes from halves of other notes.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones