Divide vs. Quotient
Divideverb
(transitive) To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
Divideverb
(transitive) To share (something) by dividing it.
Divideverb
To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).
Divideverb
To be a divisor of.
Divideverb
(intransitive) To separate into two or more parts.
Divideverb
Of a cell, to reproduce by dividing.
Divideverb
To disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or hostile; to set at variance.
Divideverb
(obsolete) To break friendship; to fall out.
Divideverb
(obsolete) To have a share; to partake.
Divideverb
To vote, as in the British Parliament, by the members separating themselves into two parties (as on opposite sides of the hall or in opposite lobbies), that is, the ayes dividing from the noes.
Divideverb
To mark divisions on; to graduate.
Divideverb
(music) To play or sing in a florid style, or with variations.
Dividenoun
A thing that divides.
Dividenoun
An act of dividing.
Dividenoun
A distancing between two people or things.
Dividenoun
(geography) A large chasm, gorge, or ravine between two areas of land.
Divideverb
To part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts.
Divideverb
To cause to be separate; to keep apart by a partition, or by an imaginary line or limit; as, a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns.
Divideverb
To make partition of among a number; to apportion, as profits of stock among proprietors; to give in shares; to distribute; to mete out; to share.
Divideverb
To disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or hostile; to set at variance.
Divideverb
To separate into two parts, in order to ascertain the votes for and against a measure; as, to divide a legislative house upon a question.
Divideverb
To subject to arithmetical division.
Divideverb
To separate into species; - said of a genus or generic term.
Divideverb
To mark divisions on; to graduate; as, to divide a sextant.
Divideverb
To play or sing in a florid style, or with variations.
Divideverb
To be separated; to part; to open; to go asunder.
Divideverb
To cause separation; to disunite.
Divideverb
To break friendship; to fall out.
Divideverb
To have a share; to partake.
Divideverb
To vote, as in the British Parliament, by the members separating themselves into two parties (as on opposite sides of the hall or in opposite lobbies), that is, the ayes dividing from the noes.
Dividenoun
A dividing ridge of land between the tributaries of two streams; also called watershed and water parting. A divide on either side of which the waters drain into two different oceans is called a continental divide.
Dividenoun
a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
Dividenoun
a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
Divideverb
separate into parts or portions;
Divideverb
perform a division;
Divideverb
act as a barrier between; stand between;
Divideverb
come apart;
Divideverb
make a division or separation
Divideverb
force, take, or pull apart;
Divideverb
separate or be separated into parts
Divideverb
separate (something) into portions and share out among a number of people
Divideverb
allocate (different parts of one's time or efforts) to different activities or places
Divideverb
form a boundary between (two people or things)
Divideverb
(of a legislative assembly) separate or be separated into two groups for voting
Divideverb
disagree or cause to disagree
Divideverb
find how many times (a number) contains another
Divideverb
(of a number) be susceptible of division without a remainder
Divideverb
find how many times (a number) is contained in another
Divideverb
(of a number) be contained in a number without a remainder
Dividenoun
a difference or disagreement between two groups, typically producing tension
Dividenoun
a boundary between two things
Dividenoun
a ridge or line of high ground forming the division between two valleys or river systems.
Quotientnoun
(arithmetic) The number resulting from the division of one number by another.
Quotientnoun
(mathematics) By analogy, the result of any process that is the inverse of multiplication as defined for any mathematical entities other than numbers.
Quotientnoun
A quotum or quota.
Quotientnoun
The number resulting from the division of one number by another, and showing how often a less number is contained in a greater; thus, the quotient of twelve divided by four is three.
Quotientnoun
The result of any process inverse to multiplication. See the Note under Multiplication.
Quotientnoun
the ratio of two quantities to be divided
Quotientnoun
the number obtained by division
Quotient
In arithmetic, a quotient (from Latin: quotiens , pronounced ) is a quantity produced by the division of two numbers. The quotient has widespread use throughout mathematics, and is commonly referred to as the integer part of a division (in the case of Euclidean division), or as a fraction or a ratio (in the case of proper division).
