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What is the difference between quotient and multiplication?

quotient | multiplication |

Quotient is a see also of multiplication.


As nouns the difference between quotient and multiplication

is that quotient is (arithmetic) the number resulting from the division of one number by another while multiplication is (uncountable|mathematics) the process of computing the sum of a number with itself a specified number of times, or any other analogous binary operation that combines other mathematical objects
  • (countable) A calculation involving multiplication.
    • The teacher set us ten multiplications as homework.

    Derived terms

    * cross-multiplication * multiplication sign * multiplication table * scalar multiplication

    Related terms

    * multi- * multiplicand * multiplicative * multiplicity * multiply

    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 English words suffixed with -tion ----