Synonyms for quotient


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kwoh-shuh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwoʊ ʃənt


Définition of quotient

Origin :
  • "number of times one quantity is contained in another," mid-15c., from Latin quotiens "how often? how many times?; as often as," pronomial adverb of time, from quot "how many?" (see quote (v.)). The Latin adverb quotiens was mistaken in Middle English for a present participle in -ens.
  • noun outcome
Example sentences :
  • The quotient multiplied by 100 will give the per cent of shrinkage.
  • Extract from : « Textiles » by William H. Dooley
  • The final remainder is the one to be written down with the quotient.
  • Extract from : « Montessori Elementary Materials » by Maria Montessori
  • If we massed the ten cases together, the quotient would be 28.
  • Extract from : « Domesday Book and Beyond » by Frederic William Maitland
  • How does this quotient, or ratio, compare with that found in part (C)?
  • Extract from : « The Study of Elementary Electricity and Magnetism by Experiment » by Thomas M. St. John
  • How do you know that the quotient cannot be as large as 169?
  • Extract from : « The Psychology of Arithmetic » by Edward L. Thorndike
  • How do you know that the quotient cannot be as little as 1.69?
  • Extract from : « The Psychology of Arithmetic » by Edward L. Thorndike
  • Check your result by multiplying the quotient by the divisor.
  • Extract from : « The Psychology of Arithmetic » by Edward L. Thorndike
  • The quotient is the centrifugal force in terms of the weight of the body.
  • Extract from : « Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II » by Joshua Rose
  • The quotient is the proper number of revolutions per minute.
  • Extract from : « Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II » by Joshua Rose
  • If there are not figures enough in the quotient, the deficiency must be supplied by prefixing left-hand ciphers.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley

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