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quotient

/ˈkwəʊʃənt/

/ˈkwoʊʃənt/

Translations

quotientnoun

quotients

/ˈkwəʊʃənt/

/ˈkwoʊʃənt/

quotientTerme de mathématiques.

In the equation 10 divided by 2, the quotient is 5.

Dans l’équation 10 divisé par 2, le quotient est 5.

Additional translations

quotientEmploi surtout dans des composés comme « quotient intellectuel ».

Synonyms

division result

quotientverb

quotiented

Past Simple

quotiented

Past Participle

quotienting

Gerund

Rare, chiefly mathematical; meaning ‘to form a quotient (of), especially by identifying elements under an equivalence relation’.

quotienterEmploi mathématique, surtout en algèbre.

To simplify the problem, we quotient the space by rotational symmetry.

Pour simplifier le problème, nous quotientons l’espace par la symétrie de rotation.

Synonyms

divide by

quotientadjective

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/ˈkwoʊʃənt/

Used attributively before another noun, especially in mathematical contexts (e.g., “quotient group”).

quotientEmploi mathématique.

In algebra, a quotient group is constructed by partitioning a group with one of its normal subgroups.

En algèbre, un groupe quotient se construit en partitionnant un groupe par l’un de ses sous-groupes normaux.

Definitions

quotientnoun

The result obtained by dividing one quantity by another.

In the equation 10 divided by 2, the quotient is 5.

A degree or amount of a specified quality or characteristic.

Her intelligence quotient is exceptionally high.

quotientverb

To form a quotient of (a set, group, ring, etc.) by identifying elements under a specified equivalence relation or dividing out by a substructure.

To simplify the problem, we quotient the space by rotational symmetry.

quotientadjective

Used before another noun to indicate that the following entity is formed as a quotient, especially in mathematics.

In algebra, a quotient group is constructed by partitioning a group with one of its normal subgroups.