What is the ruling when a man pronounces divorce using the phrase equivalent to 'three halves of two divorces'?

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When a man states a phrase interpreted as 'three halves of two divorces,' the ruling differs. The dominant view holds that three such pronouncements result in two full divorces, based on the interpretation that 'half of two divorces' equals one divorce, and saying it three times results in two divorces plus a remainder that completes the second. Furthermore, the argument that the statement means 'three halves of two divorces' is a strained interpretation that contradicts the apparent meaning of the utterance. The contention that applying half of two divorces three times is impossible is rejected; it is possible to apply the count of one and a half divorces three times, hence the pronouncement takes effect as three.