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De - Pt| English Dictionary: [quotient] | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for [quotient] | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Quotient \Quo"tient\, n. [F., fr. L. quoties how often, how many times, fr. quot how many. See {Quota}.] 1. (Arith.) The number resulting from the division of one number by another, and showing how often a less number is contained in a greater; thus, the quotient of twelve divided by four is three. 2. (Higher Alg.) The result of any process inverse to multiplication. See the Note under {Multiplication}. | |
| From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
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quotient n. See {coefficient of X}. | |
| From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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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. | |
