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quotient

[ kwoh-shuhnt ]

noun

, Mathematics.
  1. the result of division; the number of times one quantity is contained in another.


quotient

/ ˈkwəʊʃənt /

noun

    1. the result of the division of one number or quantity by another
    2. the integral part of the result of division
  1. a ratio of two numbers or quantities to be divided


quotient

/ kwōshənt /

  1. The number that results when one number is divided by another. If 6 is divided by 3, the quotient can be represented as 2, or as 6 ÷ 3, or as the fraction 6 3 .


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Word History and Origins

Origin of quotient1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English quociens, quocient, from Latin quotiēns “how many times”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of quotient1

C15: from Latin quotiens how often

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Example Sentences

Here the snake oil quotient is a bit more evident than in the skybox seats occupied by insights made using hard science.

And since the WTF quotient is so very low, some see it as, well, masturbatory.

The celebrity quotient arrives when Philip Roth plays a cameo role as a lover.

But this year, tempered by loss and a desire to rebrand, the crazy quotient was diminished if far from extinguished.

Borochov still thinks the chair is pretty functional, considering its fashion quotient.

I had wondered at that indeterminate quotient in my sums, where the same figure came, always the same, running on and on.

So was it in diuision by the penne, and therfore was there a cypher set in the quotient: but howe shall that be noted here?

You get an endless decimal fraction for quotient when your division does not work out evenly.

The quotient heat temperature is taken for each small quantity of heat, and the results are added together.

How does this quotient, or ratio, compare with that found in part (C)?

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