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quotient

/ˈkwəʊʃənt/

/ˈkwoʊʃənt/

quotientnoun

quotients

/ˈkwəʊʃənt/

/ˈkwoʊʃənt/

Translations

частное

The quotient of 10 divided by 2 is 5.

Частное от деления 10 на 2 равно 5.

Additional translations

результат деления

доля

коэффициент

Definitions

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.

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’.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

divide by

quotientadjective

/ˈkwəʊʃənt/

/ˈkwoʊʃənt/

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

Definitions

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.