Quotient

/ˈkwoʊʃənt/ noun

Definition

In math, the result you get when you divide one number by another; more generally, a measured level or amount of a quality.

Etymology

From Latin *quotientem*, present participle of *quotere* ('to make how many'), from *quot* ('how many'). It came into math to name the 'how many times' part of division.

Kelly Says

Quotient literally answers 'how many times does this fit?': 12 ÷ 3 gives a quotient of 4 because 3 fits into 12 four times. Terms like IQ (intelligence quotient) borrow the math word to sound precise, even when what they measure is fuzzy.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምክንያት
mik-nya-at
ARالعربية
shām
BNবাংলা
ভগ্নাংশ
bha-gna-an-sh
CACatalà
quocient
kwoh-tsi-ent
CSČeština
kvocient
kvo-tsi-ent
DADansk
kvot
kvoht
DEDeutsch
Quotient
kwoh-tee-ent
ELΕλληνικά
συμβολ
sim-vol
ESEspañol
cociente
koh-see-en-teh
FAفارسی
mogh
FISuomi
osuus
oh-soo-s
FRFrançais
quotient
kwoh-tee-ahn
GUGU
ભાગ
bhaag
HAHA
saka
sah-kah
HEעברית
shamm
HIहिन्दी
भागफल
bhaag-phal
HUMagyar
hányados
ha-ny-ah-dohs
IDBahasa Indonesia
hasil bagi
hah-sil ba-gee
IGIG
ihe
ee-heh
ITItaliano
quoziente
kwo-zee-en-teh
JA日本語
ryō
KKKK
бөлшек
bo-l-shek
KMKM
ផល
phal
KO한국어
mohk
MRMR
भाग
bhaag
MSBahasa Melayu
pebahagian
peh-bah-ha-gee-an
MYမြန်မာ
တပိုင်း
ta-peeng
NLNederlands
kwadrant
kvah-dran-t
NONorsk
kvot
kvoht
PAPA
ਭਾਗ
bhaag
PLPolski
iloraz
ee-loh-raz
PTPortuguês
quociente
kwoh-see-en-teh
RORomână
coeficient
koh-eh-fi-tsi-ent
RUРусский
частное
chast-no-e
SVSvenska
kvot
kvoht
SWKiswahili
hesabu
heh-sa-boo
TAதமிழ்
பகுதி
pa-gthi
TEతెలుగు
భాగహ co
bha-ga-ha-co
THไทย
ผลหาร
phon-ha-ahn
TLTL
bahagi
bah-ha-gee
TRTürkçe
quot
kwoh-t
UKУкраїнська
частка
chast-ka
URاردو
حصہ
has-ah
VITiếng Việt
thương
thương
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ́
eh-koh
ZH中文
shāng
ZUZU
isivumelwano
ee-see-voo-meh-lwa-noh

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