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one-tenth (not comparable)
- One of ten equal parts (1/10, ⅒, 0.1).
1959 November, J. N. Westwood, “The Railways of Canada”, in Trains Illustrated, page 555:As with most other railways, freight revenue is the mainstay of the balance sheet. In Canada, passenger revenue is only about one-tenth that of freight.
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