noun
quotient
KWOH-shunt/ˈkwəʊʃnt/
A number obtained by dividing one quantity by another.
The circled four is the quotient of twelve divided by three.
Etymology
Latin quotiens asks “how many times?” A quotient answers that question in division: how many times one quantity is contained in another.
In context
both with a base of five and a half units and a height of seven units both their areas are nineteen and one-fourth units squared [Music] number seven find each quotient a five-sixths divided by one-sixths
More examples
- She wrote the quotient beside the division sign.
- The calculator displayed the quotient to three decimal places.
- The problem asked for the quotient and remainder.
Forms
quotient · quotients