For quantifications ending on a something, we have half a something, a quarter of a something because it is still relative to 1 (or a) The same is the case for time, weight, money and other quantifications. 1 second/kilo/dollar; half a second/kilo/dollar; a third of a second/kilo/dollar More @Wikipedia
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