quotient
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quotient
- /ˈkwəʊʃənt/ UK
- /ˈkwoʊʃənt/ US
Rhymes with -əʊʃənt
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin quotiēns, from quotiēs.
noun quotients
- The number (either a fraction or an integer) resulting from the division of one number by another. Dividing 12 by 4 yields a quotient of 3.
- By analogy, the result of any process that is the inverse of multiplication as defined for any mathematical entities other than numbers.
- A quotum or quota.
- The number of runs scored per wicket lost when batting, divided by the number of runs conceded per wicket taken when bowling — used as a league table tiebreaker in some first-class tournaments.
- A mathematical structure formed by identifying elements within a larger one.
verb quotients · quotienting · quotiented
- To identify elements within a mathematical structure so as to create a quotient. We show that such deformations still exists after quotienting out by diffeomorphisms only if the non linear addition is non associative.
Translations
Every language
noun number resulting from division
| Español | cociente, cuociente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 몫 mok |
| 日本語 | 商 shō |
| 中文 | 商 shāng, 商數 /商数 shāngshù |
| हिन्दी | भगफल bhagphal, विभाग vibhāg, लब्धि labdhi, बाँटफल bā̃ṭphal, फल phal, भजनफल bhajanphal |
| Português | quociente |
| Français | quotient, rapport |
| Deutsch | Quotient |
| Italiano | quoziente |
| Ελληνικά | πηλίκο pilíko |
| Română | cât |
| Русский | ча́стное částnoje |
| Tiếng Việt | thương số, thương |
| العربية | خَارِج قِسْمَة ḵārij qisma, خَارِج ḵārij, حاصِل الْقِسْمَة ḥāṣil al-qisma |
| עברית | מָנָה maná |
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