same identity
The expression is "six of one, half a dozen of the other" and means that no matter what you call something, it's still the same thing. It means about the same one way or another. It doesn't matter to me which way you do it. It's six of one and half a dozen of the other.
Six.
Since a half dozen is six, it means the each side or direction is equal to the other.
Basically, when someone says "Six of one, half dozen of another" they are saying that the two things they are comparing are the the same thing. They use this because: 1 Dozen = 12 1/2 dozen = 6 6 = 6 So, 1 half dozen and 6 are the same thing.
Reason: A dozen is twelve. Half of a dozen is six. Half of a Half of a dozen is three.
six, 6, vi, half a dozen, half-dozen
Six (6) is a half-dozen.
half a dozen is 6, so half a dozen dozen is 6 dozen, but the first thing, six dozen dozen has is 6x12x12or 6x144, so it is way more than 6x12.. In other words Six dozen dozen is 864 and half a dozen dozen is 72
It means try again! correction: Your question needs one more " one another". The answer is "six of one and half a dozen of another"
Six dozens is bigger than half a dozen. 1dozen = 12units 6X12 = 72 1/2 dozen = 6
The expression, "it's six of one and a half dozen of another", it means that it's immaterial which you choose.
A dozen is twelve; a half dozen is therefore six.