Divisor vs Dividend - What's the difference?
divisor | dividend |
(arithmetic) A number or expression that another is to be divided by.
An integer that divides another integer an integral number of times.
(arithmetic) A number or expression that is to be divided by another.
(finance) A pro rata payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (eg, quarterly or annually).
In arithmetic terms the difference between divisor and dividend
is that divisor is a number or expression that another is to be divided by while dividend is a number or expression that is to be divided by another.divisor
English
Noun
(en noun)- In "42 ÷ 3" the divisor is the 3.
- The positive divisors of 6 are 1, 2 and 3.
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 * denominatorAnagrams
* ----dividend
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(wikipedia dividend)Noun
(en noun)- In "42 ÷ 3" the dividend is the 42.