quotient
/ˈkwoʊʃənt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The number (either a fraction or an integer) resulting from the division of one number by another.
noun
By analogy, the result of any process that is the inverse of multiplication as defined for any mathematical entities other than numbers.
noun
The number of runs scored per wicket lost when batting, divided by the number of runs conceded per wicket taken when bowling — used as a league table tiebreaker in some first-class tournaments.
noun
A mathematical structure formed by identifying elements within a larger one.
verb
To identify elements within a mathematical structure so as to create a quotient.
Example Sentences
- "Dividing 12 by 4 yields a quotient of 3."
- "We show that such deformations still exists after quotienting out by diffeomorphisms only if the non linear addition is non associative."
- "In type theory, one commonly replaces quotients with setoids. In this approach, the delay datatype quotiented by weak bisimilarity is still a monad–a constructive alternative to the maybe monad."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin quotiēns, from quotiēs.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkwoʊʃənt/
- British English: /ˈkwəʊʃənt/