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quo⋅tient

  [kwoh-shuhnt]
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–noun Mathematics.
the result of division; the number of times one quantity is contained in another.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME quocient, quociens < L quotiēns (adv.) how many times
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quo·tient   (kwō'shənt)   
n.  The number obtained by dividing one quantity by another. In 45 ÷ 3 = 15, 15 is the quotient.

[Middle English quocient, from Latin quotiēns, quotient-, how many times, from quot, how many; see kwo- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

quotient 
c.1430, from L. quotiens "how many times," from quot "how many," related to quis "who." The Latin adverb quotiens was mistaken in M.E. for a present participle in -ens.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: quo·tient
Pronunciation: 'kwO-sh&nt
Function: noun
: the numerical ratio usually multiplied by 100 between a test score and ameasurement on which that score might be expected largely to depend —see INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

quotient quo·tient (kwō'shənt)
n.
The number obtained by dividing one quantity by another.

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Science Dictionary
quotient   (kwō'shənt)  Pronunciation Key 
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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Computing Dictionary

quotient
The number obtained by dividing one number (the "numerator") by another (the "denominator"). If both numbers are rational then the result will also be rational.

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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