Quotient Definition

kwōshənt
quotients
noun
The result obtained when one number is divided by another.
Webster's New World
The whole-number part of this result.
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The fraction indicating this division.
Webster's New World
The result obtained when one algebraic expression is divided by another.
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The degree to which some characteristic, element, etc. is present.
A rise in our population's anxiety quotient.
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Singular:
quotient
Plural:
quotients

Origin of Quotient

  • Middle English quocient from Latin quotiēns quotient- how many times from quot how many kwo- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin quotiens, from quoties

    From Wiktionary

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