quotient
noun/ˈkwəʊʃnt/
/ˈkwəʊʃnt/
(mathematics)- a number which is the result when one number is divided by another see also intelligence quotientWord Originlate Middle English: from Latin quotiens ‘how many times’ (from quot ‘how many’), by confusion with participial forms ending in -ens, -ent-.
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