quotient

Definitions of quotient
  1. noun
    the ratio of two quantities to be divided
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    types:
    proportion, proportionnalité
    the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
    type of:
    proportion, ratio
    the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
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