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short division
noun
, Mathematics.
- division, especially by a one-digit divisor, in which the steps of the process are performed mentally and are not written down.
short division
noun
- the division of numbers, usually integers, that can be worked out mentally rather than on paper
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Word History and Origins
Origin of short division1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences
"That would be long and short division," said she; but her voice faltered in saying it.
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We need the square arithmetic board used for the first partial multiplications and for short division.
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When complex fillings are introduced, subject is helped out; does not have to put so much into the short division.
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I must devote a short division of this chapter to the earwig.
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Short division the more interesting and means greater complication.
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