if you divide a whole non-zero number by half, is the result greater or less then the whole number

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The question is ambiguous. Is the number to be divided in half - i.e. divided by 2, or divided by 1/2? If divided in half (divided by 2) then the result is a smaller number. If divided by 1/2 then the resulting answer is number twice as big.

"in half" or "by one half"  ??
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