quotient; result of division
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quotient; the result obtained when one number is divided by another
In mathematics, when a dividend is divided by a divisor, the result is the quotient. For example, in the equation 10 ÷ 2 = 5, the number 5 is the quotient.
Shí十
chú除
yǐ以
èr二
de的
shāng商
shù数
shì是
wǔ五
。
The quotient of ten divided by two is five.
Qǐng请
jì计
suàn算
zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
shù数
de的
shāng商
shù数
。
Please calculate the quotient of these two numbers.
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Dāng当
shāng商
shù数
wéi为
zhěng整
shù数
shí时
，
wǒ我
men们
chēng称
tā它
wéi为
zhěng整
chú除
。
When the quotient is an integer, we call it an exact division.