Times smaller and bigger

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Does "\(x\) is 5 times smaller than \(y\)" mean \(x = y/5\)?

Does "\(x\) is one time smaller than \(y\)" make sense?

Does "\(x\) is two times bigger than \(y\)" mean the same thing as "\(x\) is twice as big as \(y\)"?