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short division

–noun Mathematics.
division, esp. by a one-digit divisor, in which the steps of the process are performed mentally and are not written down.

Origin:
1895–1900
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short division  
n.  The process of dividing one number by another without writing down all the steps, especially when the divisor is a single digit.
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