Quotient

['kwəʊʃ(ə)nt] or ['kwoʃnt]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) the number obtained by division.

(noun.) the ratio of two quantities to be divided.

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解釋/意思:

(n.) The number resulting from the division of one number by another, and showing how often a less number is contained in a greater; thus, the quotient of twelve divided by four is three.

(n.) The result of any process inverse to multiplication. See the Note under Multiplication.

校對:杜鲁门

解釋/意思:

n. (math.) the number which shows how often one number is contained in another.—n. Quōtī′ety the proportionate frequency of an event.

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