quoziente

Definitions of quoziente
  1. noun
    the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
    synonyms: ragione, rapporto
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    mach
    the ratio of the speed of a moving body to the speed of sound
    indice di rifrazione
    the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in a medium
    fatturato
    the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers
    incidenza
    the relative frequency of occurrence of something
    type of:
    ordine di grandezza
    a relation between magnitudes
  2. noun
    the number obtained by division
    synonyms: quota, quoto
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    type of:
    cifra, numero, rango
    a concept of quantity involving zero and units
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