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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] quocient, modification of [[Latin]] quotiens how many times, from quot how many | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] quocient, modification of [[Latin]] quotiens how many times, from quot how many |
− | *Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century] | + | *Date: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
− | *1 : the number resulting from the division of one number by another | + | *1 : the [[number]] resulting from the division of one number by another |
− | *2 : the numerical ratio usually multiplied by 100 between a test score and a standard value | + | *2 : the numerical [[ratio]] usually multiplied by 100 between a test score and a [[standard]] [[value]] |
| *3 : quota, share | | *3 : quota, share |
− | *4 : the magnitude of a specified characteristic or quality <the celebrity's likability quotient is high> | + | *4 : the [[magnitude]] of a specified [[characteristic]] or [[quality]] <the celebrity's likability quotient is high> |
| + | ==Description== |
| + | In the arithmetic operation of division: if a / b = c then a is the ''dividend'', b the ''divisor'', and c the '''quotient'''. |
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| ==Synonym== | | ==Synonym== |
| *[[Ratio]] | | *[[Ratio]] |
| + | *[[Proportion]] |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |
| [[Category: Mathematics]] | | [[Category: Mathematics]] |