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quotient Definition

quo·tient (kwōs̸hənt)

noun

    1. the result obtained when one number is divided by another
    2. the whole-number part of this result
  1. the fraction indicating this division
  2. 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

n.

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.

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