noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
half the number; half (of an amount)
Refers to exactly one half of a countable group or quantity. Often used in statistics, surveys, and reports.
参加者の半数は女性だった。
Half of the participants were women.
アンケートでは、半数の人が賛
In the survey, half of the people answered that they agreed.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
haploid; haplont
Biology term for an organism or cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.
半数体は配偶子のように染色体を一組しか持たない。
A haploid organism has only one set of chromosomes, like a gamete.