aliquot
aliquot definition
ali·quot (al′i kwət, -kwät′)
adjective
- designating or of a portion, part, or sample of a chemical, medicine, etc.
- Math. designating a part of a number that divides the number evenly and leaves no remainder 8 is an aliquot part of 24
Etymology: Fr aliquote, prob. via ML aliquota (fem.) < L aliquot, some, several < alius, other + quot, how many
noun
an aliquot part
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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