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/kwoh"sheuhnt/, n. Math.the result of division; the number of times one quantity is contained in another.[1400-50; late ME quocient, quociens < L quotiens (adv.) how many times]
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quotient — [ kɔsjɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1484; lat. quotie(n)s « combien de fois, autant de fois que » 1 ♦ Résultat d une division. Quotient de deux nombres, obtenu en les divisant l un par l autre. Quotient, dans un anneau commutatif A, de a par b (a, b, éléments de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
quotient — QUOTIÉNT s.n. Rezultat al unei diviziuni; cât. ♢ Quotient intelectual = raport între vârsta mentală şi cea reală a unui copil; quotient respiratoriu = raport între volumul de bioxid de carbon eliminat şi cel de oxigen absorbit în acelaşi timp de… … Dicționar Român
Quotient — Sm erw. fach. (15. Jh.) Neoklassische Bildung. Umbildung von l. quotiēns wie oft als das so und so oft Teilbare . Ebenso nndl. qotiënt, ne. quotient, nfrz. quotient, nschw. kvot, nnorw. kvotient, nisl. kvóti; Quote. ✎ DF 3 (1977), 104f.… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Quotient — Quo tient (kw[=o] shent), n. [F., fr. L. quoties how often, how many times, fr. quot how many. See {Quota}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Arith.) The number resulting from the division of one number by another, and showing how often a less number is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quotient — Quotient. s. m. Terme d Arithmetique. Nombre qui resulte de la division d un nombre par un autre. Le quotient du nombre douze divisé par trois, est quatre, & du nombre douze divisé par quatre, est trois … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Quotient — Quotient, die durch die Division gefundene Zahl, s. Dividiren … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Quotiént — (lat.), s. Division, S. 64 … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Quotiént — (lat.), s. Division … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
quotient — (n.) early 15c., from L. quotiens how many times, from quot how many, related to quis who. The Latin adverb quotiens was mistaken in Middle English for a present participle in ens … Etymology dictionary
quotient — ► NOUN 1) Mathematics a result obtained by dividing one quantity by another. 2) a degree or amount of a specified quality. ORIGIN from Latin quotiens how many times , from quot how many … English terms dictionary
quotient — [kwō′shənt] n. [ME quocient < L quoties, quotiens, how often, how many times < quot, how many] Math. 1. a) the result obtained when one number is divided by another b) the whole number part of this result 2. the fraction indicating this… … English World dictionary
