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>always comes in third place. Yes. 'Third' means 1/3 but also place number three. Whereas 'quarter' means 1/4 but not 'forth'.

dylan604 5y ago
Forth is not a number, so why would quater or 1/4 ever mean 'forth'? Fourth is probably the word you're looking for.
- pitspotter2 5y ago
  Hey, you're correct. I meant 'fourth'. I also have problems with the word versions of 12th and 40th! By the way, the prefix 'quater-' means multiply by four.
  - dylan604 5y ago
    quarter means divide by 4. quadruple means to multiply by 4.
    - thugthrasher 5y ago
      Quater also means multiply by 4. I think they were pointing out that in the same post where you were criticizing them for what was pretty clearly a typo ("forth" instead of "fourth") you also made a typo ("quater" instead of "quarter") that changed the meaning.
      - dylan604 5y ago
        >Quater also means multiply by 4. Are you making the same typo or using a new word here? Let's get past the typo. I have never seen the word quarter used to mean multiply by 4. If I was told to quarter something, I would divide it into fourths. When/where were you taught or come to understand that quarter means to multiply. If you quarter something, you went from one item to four items. Is that your understanding of multiplying? You didn't go to 4 items though you went to four 1/4 items. I just have never in my experience seen quarter mean multiply by 4. If there's something to be learned, I'm up for learning it.
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        jenseng 5y ago
        Nobody said "quarter" means multiply by 4. They said "quater" means multiply by 4, which it essentially does [1]. In addition to being a real word, it's also a prefix, e.g. "quaternary" means fourth in order. You made a typo (quater) in correcting someone's else's typo (forth). Several people have pointed out the irony and have patiently tried to teach you a new word, but you seem to keep reading past all of them without comprehending ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ [1] https://www.dictionary.com/browse/quater https://www.dictionary.com/browse/quater
- treesknees 5y ago
  >quater Quater is not a unit (or a word) so why would it ever mean 'fourth'? Quarter is probably the word you're looking for.
  - pitspotter2 5y ago
    I did find an obscure prefix: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quater- https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quater-
  - dylan604 5y ago
    One is a typo, the other is using the wrong word.
    - djur 5y ago
      "Forth" is just as easy a typo for "fourth" as "quater" is for "quarter". It's uncharitable to assume someone is using the wrong word when it's just as likely that they made a typo or misspelled the correct word.
      - dylan604 5y ago
        Except that's not what happened if you read the other comments

dylan604 5y ago

Forth is not a number, so why would quater or 1/4 ever mean 'forth'? Fourth is probably the word you're looking for.

pitspotter2 5y ago
Hey, you're correct. I meant 'fourth'. I also have problems with the word versions of 12th and 40th! By the way, the prefix 'quater-' means multiply by four.
- dylan604 5y ago
  quarter means divide by 4. quadruple means to multiply by 4.
  - thugthrasher 5y ago
    Quater also means multiply by 4. I think they were pointing out that in the same post where you were criticizing them for what was pretty clearly a typo ("forth" instead of "fourth") you also made a typo ("quater" instead of "quarter") that changed the meaning.
    - dylan604 5y ago
      >Quater also means multiply by 4. Are you making the same typo or using a new word here? Let's get past the typo. I have never seen the word quarter used to mean multiply by 4. If I was told to quarter something, I would divide it into fourths. When/where were you taught or come to understand that quarter means to multiply. If you quarter something, you went from one item to four items. Is that your understanding of multiplying? You didn't go to 4 items though you went to four 1/4 items. I just have never in my experience seen quarter mean multiply by 4. If there's something to be learned, I'm up for learning it.
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      - jenseng 5y ago
        Nobody said "quarter" means multiply by 4. They said "quater" means multiply by 4, which it essentially does [1]. In addition to being a real word, it's also a prefix, e.g. "quaternary" means fourth in order. You made a typo (quater) in correcting someone's else's typo (forth). Several people have pointed out the irony and have patiently tried to teach you a new word, but you seem to keep reading past all of them without comprehending ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ [1] https://www.dictionary.com/browse/quater https://www.dictionary.com/browse/quater
treesknees 5y ago
>quater Quater is not a unit (or a word) so why would it ever mean 'fourth'? Quarter is probably the word you're looking for.
- pitspotter2 5y ago
  I did find an obscure prefix: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quater- https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quater-
- dylan604 5y ago
  One is a typo, the other is using the wrong word.
  - djur 5y ago
    "Forth" is just as easy a typo for "fourth" as "quater" is for "quarter". It's uncharitable to assume someone is using the wrong word when it's just as likely that they made a typo or misspelled the correct word.
    - dylan604 5y ago
      Except that's not what happened if you read the other comments