different between quotient vs subtraction

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).

English

Alternative forms

• substraction (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin subtractio, subtractionis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?b?t?æk??n/
• Rhymes: -æk??n

Noun

subtraction (countable and uncountable, plural subtractions)

1. (arithmetic, uncountable) The process of subtracting a number from another.
2. (arithmetic, countable) A calculation involving subtracting.

   The teacher has set us ten subtractions to do by tomorrow.

3. The removal of something.

   The subtraction of the wealth from the economy will result in recession.

Related terms

• subtract

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
• minus sign