Associations to the word «Quotient»

Wiktionary

QUOTIENT, noun. (arithmetic) The number resulting from the division of one number by another.
QUOTIENT, noun. (mathematics) By analogy, the result of any process that is the inverse of multiplication as defined for any mathematical entities other than numbers.
QUOTIENT, noun. (obsolete) (rare) A quotum or quota.
QUOTIENT GROUP, noun. (mathematics) a group obtained by identifying elements of a larger group using an equivalence relation
QUOTIENT SPACE, noun. (topology and algebra) A space obtained from another by identification of points that are equivalent to one another in some equivalence relation.
QUOTIENT SPACES, noun. Plural of quotient space

Dictionary definition

QUOTIENT, noun. The ratio of two quantities to be divided.
QUOTIENT, noun. The number obtained by division.

Wise words

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