Quotient
['kwəʊʃ(ə)nt] or ['kwoʃnt]
Definition
(noun.) the number obtained by division.
(noun.) the ratio of two quantities to be divided.
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Definition
(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.
Checker: Truman
Definition
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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Unserious Contents or Definition
n. A number showing how many times a sum of money belonging to one person is contained in the pocket of another—usually about as many times as it can be got there.
Typist: Trevor
Examples
- Divide your cleverness by ten, and the quotient--dear me! George Eliot. Middlemarch.
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