Ko ngā tau katoa e taea ana te tuhi hei hautau. Ka whai wāhi atu ki tēnei huinga tau ko ngā tau tōpū, ko ngā tau ā-ira, ko ngā tau ā-ira tāruarua, ko ngā hautau noa.
All of the numbers which can be written as a fraction. This includes integers, decimals, recurring decimals and ordinary fractions.
tau - number
whaka - causitive prefix, to make
hau (hautau) - fraction
He aha ngā momo tau ehara i te tau whakahau?
He tau whakahau tēnei, nō reira e taea ana te tuhi hei hautau.
Ko te tau whakahau tētahi whakarōpūtanga matua o ngā momo tau.