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Dividend vs Quotient - What's the difference?

dividend | quotient |

In arithmetic terms the difference between dividend and quotient

is that dividend is a number or expression that is to be divided by another while quotient is the number resulting from the division of one number by another.

dividend

English

(wikipedia dividend)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (arithmetic) A number or expression that is to be divided by another.
    • In "42 ÷ 3" the dividend is the 42.
  • (finance) A pro rata payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (eg, quarterly or annually).

    • Hyponyms

    * regular dividend, special dividend

    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 * numerator ----

    quotient

    English

    (wikipedia quotient)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (arithmetic) The number resulting from the division of one number by another.
    • The quotient of 12 divided by 4 is 3.
  • (mathematics) By analogy, the result of any process that is the inverse of multiplication as defined for any mathematical entities other than numbers.
  • (obsolete, rare) A quotum or quota.

    • Derived terms

    * intelligence quotient * quotient group

    Related terms

    * quotientive * quotiety

    See also

    Other terms used in elementary arithmetic: * addition: *: (augend) + (addend) = (total) * subtraction: *: (minuend) ? (subtrahend) = (difference) * multiplication: *: (multiplier) × (multiplicand) = (product) * division: *: (dividend) ÷ (divisor) = (quotient) *:: Or sometimes = (quotient) + (remainder) * summation *: (summand) + (summand) + (summand)... = (sum) * factorisation *: (factor) × (factor) × (factor)... = (product)

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