division (mathematical operation)
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division (in mathematics)
The operation inverse to multiplication; finding how many times one number (the divisor) is contained within another (the dividend). The simplest form is integer division.
Xiǎo小
xué学
sān三
nián年
jí级
kāi开
shǐ始
xué学
xí习
chú除
fǎ法
。
Third graders in elementary school start learning division.
Zhè这
dào道
tí题
xū需
yào要
yòng用
chú除
fǎ法
jì计
suàn算
。
This problem needs to be calculated using division.
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Èr2
shí0
chú除
yǐ以
sì4
děng等
yú于
wǔ5
。
20 divided by 4 equals 5.
Chú除
fǎ法
shì是
sì四
zé则
jī基
běn本
yùn运
suàn算
zhī之
yī一
。
Division is one of the four basic arithmetic operations.
Tā他
zài在
hēi黑
bǎn板
shàng上
yǎn演
shì示
le了
cháng长
chú除
fǎ法
。
He demonstrated long division on the blackboard.