| 释义 |
quo·tient
\ˈkwōshənt\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English quocient, modification (influenced by -ent, n. suffix) of Latin quoties, quotiens how many times, how often, as often as (taken as a present participle stem in -ent-), from quot how many, as many as; akin to Latin quis who — more at who
1. : the number resulting from the division of one number by another : the result of a process inverse to multiplication : the quantity such that the product of it and the divisor equals the dividend or such that the product of it and the divisor plus the remainder equals the dividend
2. : the numerical ratio usually multiplied by 100 between a test score and a measurement on which that score might be expected largely to depend
3. : proportion, quota |