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1:2 means "1 part to 2 parts", so if the "1 part" is what you are diluting, it is actually a 1/3 dilution (one part into 3 parts total). On the other hand, 1/2 means "1 part into 2 parts total", and in the colon nomenclature that would be a 1:1 dilution.

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