long division

noun

, Mathematics.

division, usually by a number of two or more digits, in which each step of the process is written down.

First recorded in 1820–30

Long division ought to be easy and interesting for a child who knew that it was something used in computing batting averages.

The second method of long division is one of the several types of the old “scratch method.”

She might be a nursery governess if only she could be sure of herself at long division, or—horrid alternative—a useful help.

Trying to find the truth in one of his stories severely taxes one's aptitude in long division.

None of the men could teach Susan "long division" or understand why a girl should insist upon learning it.

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