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quotient

/kˈwəʊʃənt/KWOH-shuhnt
/kˈwoʊʃənt/KWOH-shuhnt

Meaninghow many times

Common meaning: result of one number divided by another

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructedbase KA‘pronoun’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 39, p. 731 · scan
  2. Latinquotiens‘how many times’source
  3. Frenchmeaning shiftshow many times → result of divisionquotient‘result of division’source
  4. Englishquotient‘result of one number divided by another’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin quotiens ‘how many times’.

Roots

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