quotient

Pronunciation: /ˈkwoʊʃənt/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the ratio of two quantities to be divided
  2. noun the number obtained by division

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quotiēns, from quotiēs.

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Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
ratio
Narrower (hyponyms)
proportion

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