 | James Robinson (of Boston.) - 1847 - 304 σελίδες
...is the divisor, and it indicates the part of the dividend required, viz., 1 fifth. The quotient, 4, is the number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend ; and it is also the number of units in 1 fifth of the dividend. What is 1 fifth of 32 ? 1 fifth of... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1849 - 336 σελίδες
...answer. The dividend is the number to be divided. • The divisor is the number by which we divide. The quotient* is the number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend. When the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the excess is called a remainder,... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1851 - 332 σελίδες
...or answer. The dividend is the number to be divided. The divisor is the number by which we divide. The quotient* is the number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend. When the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the excess is called a remainder,... | |
 | J L. Ellenberger - 1854 - 338 σελίδες
...last remainder may be joined to the quotient, under this form : + remainder (or see § 92). 87. Since the quotient is the number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend, it follows that the quotient multiplied by the divisor must necessarily be equal to the dividend, minus... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1854 - 342 σελίδες
...or answer. The dividend is the number to be divided. The divisor is the number by which we divide. The quotient* is the number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend. When the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the excess is called a remainder,... | |
 | Dana Pond Colburn - 1855 - 396 σελίδες
...divisor, and the answer, 8, is the quotient. The divisor and dividend are of the same denomination, and the quotient is the number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend, or the number of parts equal to the divisor which the dividend equals. (g.) The sixth example would... | |
 | Dana Pond Colburn - 1856 - 392 σελίδες
...divisor, and the answer, 8, is the quotient. The divisor and dividend are of the same denomination, »nd the quotient is the number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend, or the number of parts equal to the divisor which the dividend equals. (g.) The sixth example would... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1857 - 336 σελίδες
...or answer. The dividend is the number to be divided. The divisor is the number by which we divide. The quotient is the number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend. NOTE. — Quotient is derived from the Latin word quoties, which signifies how often, or how many times.... | |
 | Dana Pond Colburn - 1860 - 388 σελίδες
...divisor, and the answer, 8, is the quotient. The divisor and dividend are of the same denomination, and the quotient is the number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend, or the number of parts equal to the divisor which the dividend equals. (g.) The sixth example would... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1861 - 338 σελίδες
...terms: the Dividend the Divisor, and the Quotient, or answer. The dividend is the number to be divided. The quotient is the number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend. The divisor is the number by which we divide. NOTE. — Quotient is derived from the Latin word quoties,... | |
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DIVISION is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another. 
