Usage Note
Quotient is the result of a division. Note the silent-looking but pronounced -ti- as tsy. Common in compounds like Intelligenzquotient (IQ). Plural Quotienten.
Examples
"Der Quotient von zehn und zwei ist fünf."
Natural Translation
The quotient of ten and two is five.
Literal Translation
The quotient of ten and two is five.
Related Words
- Ableitung derivative (calculus)
- Abszisse abscissa; x-axis; x-coordinate
- Achse axis (geometry, graphs)
- Achsenabschnitt y-intercept, axis intercept
- Asymptote asymptote (line a curve approaches but never reaches)
- Axiom axiom (self-evident principle)
- Berechnungsgrundlage basis of calculation; calculation basis
- Binomialkoeffizient binomial coefficient
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