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aliquot, a. and n. Math.|ˈælɪkwət|
[a. Fr. aliquote, a. L. aliquot some, so many, f. ali-us some or other + quot how many.]
A. adj. In phrase aliquot part: Contained in another a certain number of times without leaving any remainder; forming an exact measure of.
1570Billingsley Euclid v. def. i. 126 This..is called..a measuring part..and of the barbarous it is called..an aliquote part. 1672Phil. Trans. VII. 5153 The Aliquot parts or Just Divisors. 1695W. Alingham Geom. Epit. 16 An aliquot part is a lesser Number in respect of a greater, when it measures it exactly, as 2 is an aliquot part of 6, because it is contained just 3 times in it. 1757Jos. Harris Money & Coins 9 None of our coins are aliquot or even parts of our weights. 1849M. Somerville Connex. Phys. Sc. xvii. 157 On the string at the half, third, fourth or other aliquot points.
B. n. An aliquot part. (See also quot. 1955.)
1610Healey St. Aug., City of God 434 This kinde of part we call an aliquote. 1777Sir W. Jones Ess. ii. 196 Accessory sounds..caused by the aliquots of a sonorous body vibrating at once. 1866Sir J. Herschel Fam. Lect. Sc. 423 The length of any object stated to contain a given number of such units or its aliquots. 1955Gloss. Terms Radiology (B.S.I.) 65 Aliquot, a small sample of radioactive material assayed in order to determine the radioactivity of the whole. 1962Lancet 6 Jan. 53/2 Deep-frozen aliquots were sent to the departments where the methods were evolved. |