Quotient

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Quotient \Quo"tient\ (kw[=o]"shent), n. [F., fr. L. quoties how
     often, how many times, fr. quot how many. See {Quota}.]
     [1913 Webster]
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Higher Alg.) The result of any process inverse to
        multiplication. See the Note under {Multiplication}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  quotient
       n 1: the ratio of two quantities to be divided
       2: the number obtained by division

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  quotient n. See {coefficient of X}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  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.
       
       

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  QUOTIENT, n.  A number showing how many times a sum of money belonging
  to one person is contained in the pocket of another -- usually about
  as many times as it can be got there.
  
  
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