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

A certain number of sums in short division had to be finished.

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

My multiplication and short division drill book, and My long division drill book. © 18Jul33; A64376.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1961 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

"Please, sir, I can do addition, subtraction, multiplication, and short division."

From John Bull, Junior or French as She is Traduced by O'Rell, Max

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)

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)