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QUOTIENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The number obtained by division
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("quotient" is a kind of...):
number (a concept of quantity involving zero and units)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The ratio of two quantities to be divided
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("quotient" is a kind of...):
ratio (the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "quotient"):
proportion (the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole)
