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Added 9 October 2026

quotient

/ˈkwəʊʃənt/ noun

Latin root: quotiēns Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about quotient at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The ratio of two quantities to be divided.
The number obtained by division.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin quotiēns, from quotiēs.

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