quotient

[kwoh-shuh nt]

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noun Mathematics.

the result of division; the number of times one quantity is contained in another.

Origin of quotient

1400–50; late Middle English quocient, quociens < Latin quotiēns (adv.) how many times

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Related Words for quotient

remainder, result, computation

Examples from the Web for quotient

Contemporary Examples of quotient

And since the WTF quotient is so very low, some see it as, well, masturbatory.
Mad Men’s ‘The Runaways’: Three-Way Sex and Self-Mutilation in the Craziest Episode Yet
Marlow Stern
May 12, 2014

Historical Examples of quotient

The quotient multiplied by 100 will give the per cent of shrinkage.
Textiles
William H. Dooley
The final remainder is the one to be written down with the quotient.
Montessori Elementary Materials
Maria Montessori
If we massed the ten cases together, the quotient would be 28.
Domesday Book and Beyond
Frederic William Maitland
How does this quotient, or ratio, compare with that found in part (C)?
The Study of Elementary Electricity and Magnetism by Experiment
Thomas M. St. John
How do you know that the quotient cannot be as large as 169?
The Psychology of Arithmetic
Edward L. Thorndike

British Dictionary definitions for quotient

quotient

noun

1. the result of the division of one number or quantity by another
2. the integral part of the result of division
a ratio of two numbers or quantities to be divided

Word Origin for quotient

C15: from Latin quotiens how often

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Word Origin and History for quotient

"number of times one quantity is contained in another," mid-15c., from Latin quotiens "how often? how many times?; as often as," pronomial adverb of time, from quot "how many?" (see quote (v.)). The Latin adverb quotiens was mistaken in Middle English for a present participle in -ens.

quotient in Medicine

quotient

[kwō′shənt]

The number obtained by dividing one quantity by another.

quotient in Science

quotient

[kwō′shənt]

The number that results when one number is divided by another. If 6 is divided by 3, the quotient can be represented as 2, or as 6 ÷ 3, or as the fraction 63.