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quotient

Syllabification: (quo·tient)
Pronunciation: /ˈkwōSHənt/
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Definition of quotient

noun

  • 1 Mathematics a result obtained by dividing one quantity by another.
  • 2 [usually with adjective] a degree or amount of a specified quality or characteristic:the increase in Washington’s cynicism quotient

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin quotiens 'how many times' (from quot 'how many'), by confusion with participial forms ending in -ens, -ent-

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