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Noun
/ˈkwōSHənt/,
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quotients, plural;
  1. A result obtained by dividing one quantity by another

  2. A degree or amount of a specified quality or characteristic
    • - the increase in Washington's cynicism quotient
  1. the ratio of two quantities to be divided
  2. the number obtained by division
  3. In mathematics, a quotient is the result of a division . For example, when dividing 6 by 3, the quotient is 2, while 6 is called the dividend, and 3 the divisor. The quotient can also be expressed as the number of times the divisor divides into the dividend.
  4. In mathematics, specifically group theory, a quotient group (or factor group) is a group obtained by identifying together elements of a larger group using an equivalence relation. ...
  5. In topology and related areas of mathematics, a quotient space (also called an identification space) is, intuitively speaking, the result of identifying or "gluing together" certain points of a given space. The points to be identified are specified by an equivalence relation. ...
  6. The number resulting from the division of one number by another; By analogy, the result of any process that is the inverse of multiplication as defined for any mathematical entities other than numbers; A quotum or quota
  7. The result of mathematical division. The I.Q. (Intelligence Quotient) is arrived at by dividing the person's mental age (as determined on the Binet test) by the person's chronologic age and multiplying by 100. So if a child scores at the 8-year old level but is only 6, the I.Q. is 8/6 X 100=125.
  8. A device used to determine the winner in team competition if a Round-Robin ends in a tie either in won and lost matches, or in Victory Points won and lost. The total number of IMPs won by a team against all Round-Robin opponents is divided by the number lost to determine the quotient.
  9. Obtained when you divide 2 rational numbers
  10. The answer to a division problem.
  11. Points won divided by the sum of points won and points lost, occasionally used to break a tie.
  12. The result of division.