QUOTIENT

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

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.
n.

The result of any process inverse to multiplication. See the Note under Multiplication.


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