long division
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of long division
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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He was doing complex calculations before most kids master long division.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 15, 2025
Whether such residual vision is sufficient to decode Dr. Seuss and do long division is a separate question — one advocates for the blind and school officials often disagree about.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2025
How confident would you be if you were asked to tackle some long division?
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2024
When Stark demonstrates a long division problem, she writes out the steps for calculating the answer while students use a chart or blocks to understand the problem conceptually.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
She could break it all down in her head in a way that would've taken Bit and John John a calculator to do, and Trista probably two pages of long division.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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