short division

American  

noun

Mathematics.

1. division, especially by a one-digit divisor, in which the steps of the process are performed mentally and are not written down.

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short division British  

noun

1. the division of numbers, usually integers, that can be worked out mentally rather than on paper

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Etymology

Origin of short division

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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short division

When half-past seven struck, Hart Minor had finished four of them and there was still a fifth left: 3888 had to be divided by 36; short division had to be employed.

From Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches by Baring, Maurice

The first act of the sisters, on recovering, was to double the amount on Ruth’s list of poor people, and to work out another sum in short division on the back of an old letter.

From The Young Trawler by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

Toward the last weeks of the term he was able to multiply with considerable accuracy and to divide in short division.

From A Busy Year at the Old Squire's by Stephens, C. A. (Charles Asbury)

In short division the divisor and the quotient are placed respectively on the left of and below the dividend, and the partial products and remainders are not shown at all.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

For example, the arrangement of school drills in addition and in short division in the form of practice experiments has been found very effective in producing interest in the work and in improvement at it.

From The Psychology of Arithmetic by Thorndike, Edward L. (Edward Lee)