is half the sum of vs is half of the sum of

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Is half the sum of' is commonly used when comparing two quantities, while 'is half of the sum of' is used when referring to a specific calculation involving addition. The choice between the two depends on the context in which they are used.

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is half the sum of

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when comparing two quantities.

This phrase is used to express that one quantity is half of the total sum of two other quantities.

Examples:

The first number is half the sum of the second and third numbers.

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The number in the middle of every row is half of the sum of the other numbers in the row.
Tell him that for half the sum of the reward, plus a forged pass to get you out of the country, you will deliver me into an ambush at some prenamed place... of the Fat Man's choosing this side of the border.
For spots of the same colour the centre of the nearest spot should be shall separated from the centre of the spot of the analyte by at least half the sum of the spot diameters.
This initial payment on account of 7 % of the amount granted for the period 2000/2006, represents about half the sum for a yearly period.
This document aims to substitute production aid with subsidies per tree and proposes that, for example, for each Portuguese olive tree less than half the sum paid for an Italian or Spanish tree be handed out.
The 'centre operating frequency' equals one half of the sum of the highest plus the lowest specified operating frequencies.
But my true love is grown to such excess, I cannot sum up sum of half my wealth.
If the application of the conversion rate gives a result which is exactly half-way, the sum shall be rounded up.
How is half such a sum to be repaid?
No, Princess, forgive me. Half that sum would be quite sufficient.
Later, we heard that, due to co-financing, the Member States would have to cover half of that sum.
Almost half of this sum will be concentrated on improving the competitiveness of Latvian agricultural and forestry businesses by supporting their restructuring, development and innovation.
1.Payment entitlements shall be calculated up to three decimals and rounded up or down to the nearest second decimal. If the calculation gives a result which is exactly half-way, the sum shall be rounded up to the nearest second decimal.
More than half of the large sum for this programme has been earmarked for communication and information exchange systems.
Almost half of this enormous sum is made up by the United States' expenditure on military armaments.
A fairer decision would have been to put no more than half this sum into reserve, as indeed the Board of the Trademark Office had requested, to enable this energetic and go-ahead body to develop its programme of activities.
The independent expert's report states: "the actual sum engaged has been roughly only half of this sum [the EUR 20M foreseen]."
This is an unsustainable state of affairs, as the minimum sum required is twelve times the national minimum wage, or approximately EUR 6000 per annum, although these fishermen's average earnings do not even amount to one-half of that sum.
The sum of one and a half billion released by the government will cover only a quarter of the damage caused.
The financing requirement for 2006 has been limited to half of this sum, on the assumption of an increase in capital on 30 June 2006.

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is half of the sum of

is half of the sum of

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to a specific calculation involving addition.

This phrase is used to indicate that one quantity is half of the total sum of two other quantities.