different between minuend vs quotient

English

Etymology

Latin minuendus (“something to be diminished”), gerundive of minu? (“decrease, diminish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?nj???nd/

Noun

minuend (plural minuends)

1. (arithmetic) A number or quantity from which another is to be subtracted.

   In the subtraction 10 ? 4, 10 is the minuend and 4 is the subtrahend.

Translations

See also

• addition, summation: (augend) + (addend) = (summand) + (summand) = (sum, total)
• subtraction: (minuend) ? (subtrahend) = (difference)
• multiplication: (multiplier) × (multiplicand) = (factor) × (factor) = (product)
• division: (dividend) ÷ (divisor) = (quotient), remainder left over if divisor does not divide dividend

Anagrams

• unmined

Catalan

Noun

minuend m (plural minuends)

1. (arithmetic) minuend (number from which another number is subtracted)

Further reading

• “minuend” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

English

Etymology

From Latin quoti?ns, from quoti?s.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?kw????nt/
• (US) enPR: kw??sh?nt, IPA^(key): /?kwo???nt/

Noun

quotient (plural quotients)

1. (arithmetic) The number resulting from the division of one number by another.

2. (arithmetic) The integer part of the result of such division.

3. (mathematics) By analogy, the result of any process that is the inverse of multiplication as defined for any mathematical entities other than numbers.
4. (obsolete, rare) A quotum or quota.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

Other terms used in elementary arithmetic:

Anagrams

• not quite

French

Etymology

From Latin quoti?ns, from quoti?s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?.sj??/

Noun

quotient m (plural quotients)

1. quotient (result of a division).

Derived terms

• quotient intellectuel

Further reading

• “quotient” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).