quotient Definition
quo·tient (kwō′s̸hənt)
noun
- the result obtained when one number is divided by another
- the whole-number part of this result
- the fraction indicating this division
- the result obtained when one algebraic expression is divided by another
Etymology: ME quocient < L quoties, quotiens, how often, how many times < quot, how many
quotient Synonyms
quotient Usage Examples
Preposition: of
group: It is the smallest normal subgroup N of G such that G / N is a central quotient of a group.
Converse of object
- have: Actors, directors, producers, all have a heat quotient based on how much attention their little flame can bring to a film.
- compute: If the code is 4, and the second number is not zero, compute the quotient ( first divided by second ).
- return: This function returns the quotient of V by the maximal submodule not containing the highest weight vector.
- give: This simple procedure gives the first few quotients of, that we listed above in equation 12.
Adjective modifier
- high: Never have we had to deal with such a high quotient of uncertainty.
- low: I was surprised by a lower sexual quotient than I'd expected.
- large: In particular, the group included an unusually large quotient of female composers.
- developmental: Advance the concept of an EQ, an evolutionary developmental quotient, and things get really squirrelly.
- emotional: Quite apart from the plot and characters it had a terrific emotional quotient which all of us boomers should be eating up.
- average: Immediately there was a huge improvement and the test scores rose to an average quotient of 108.
Modifies a noun
- algorithm: The p-quotient and soluble quotient algorithms are implemented in the GAP 4 library, but those implementations are not yet described in the documentation.
- rule: For example, we could write and apply the quotient rule.
- structure: There are always the quotient structures ( Quine, 1963 ).
- group: Any computation in this quotient group will be ` ` shadowed ' ' in the source group.
- field: A rational function is an element of the quotient field of a polynomial ring over an UFD.
- system: Some simple consequences The simplest attractor in the quotient system is an equilibrium.
Noun used with modifier
- intelligence: A child is born with a certain intelligence quotient.
- trust: The output of the expert system is a trust quotient, in the range from zero to one.
- exposure: Band Exposure Quotient The sum of the frequency exposure quotients of a band at a location.

