 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1867 - 600 σελίδες
...portion divided or separated; separation : difference in opinion, &c. ; disunion : in arith., the rule or process of finding how many times one number is contained in another. division*!, di-vizh'un-al, adj., pertaining to or marking a division or separation. divisive, di-vl*ziv,... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - 1867 - 204 σελίδες
...dividend. The number by which we divide, is called the divisor. The answer is called the quotient. and shows how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend. The term quotient, is derived from the Latin word quotiet, which signifies how often, or how many times•.... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - 1868 - 200 σελίδες
...12 apples are divided into 3 equal parts each part is 4 apples. These are questions in Division. GO. DIVISION is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another ; or, DIVISION is the process of separating one number into as many equal parts as there are units... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - 1869 - 332 σελίδες
...many does each boy receive ? The preceding operations illustrate what is called DIVISION-. Hence, 57« Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another; or of finding one of the equal parts of a number. The DIVIDEND is the number to be divided. The DIVISOR... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - 1873 - 260 σελίδες
...$1500 and the dividend $564000 : what is the quotient ? DEFINITIONS, PEINOIPLES, AND EULES. Art. 38. Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another. The Dividend is the number divided. The Divisor is the number by which the dividend is divided. The... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - 1870 - 350 σελίδες
...There are 3600 seconds in an hour : how many hours in 738000 seconds ? DEFINITIONS AND PRINCIPLES. 41. Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another; or, it is the process of finding one of the equal parts of a number. The Dividend is the number divided.... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1871 - 350 σελίδες
...In 77? In 88? In 110? In 132? 20. How many times 12 in 36? In 60? In 72? In 84? In 120? In 144? 46i Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another ; or the process of separating a number into a proposed number of equal parts. In division there are... | |
 | Joseph Ray - 1866 - 212 σελίδες
...What is meant by the local value of a figure? What is the square of a number? The cube? DIVISION. 40. Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another. 41. The Dividend is the number to be divided. 42. The Divisor is the number by which we divide. 43.... | |
 | Shelton Palmer Sanford - 1872 - 404 σελίδες
...can you make out of 40 marbles ? The foregoing examples are all solved by Division. Hence, ART. 58. DIVISION is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another. ART. 59. The DIVIDEND is the number to be divided. The DIVISOK is the number by which we divide. The... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - 1872 - 350 σελίδες
...Here we are required to find how many times 2 ia contained in 8. This process is called Division. 83. Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another. DIVISION TABLE. Any number is contained in 0, 0 times. 1 in 1, once ; 1 in 2, twice ; 1 in 3, 3 times... | |
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The dividend is the number to be divided. The divisor is the number by which we divide. 
