Standard Lemma guide

quotient

noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈkwəʊʃənt/
  • US: kwōʹshənt
  • US: /ˈkwoʊʃənt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊʃənt
  • CMU ARPABET: K W OW1 SH AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The number (either a fraction or an integer) resulting from the division of one number by another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: arithmetic

Examples

  • Dividing 12 by 4 yields a quotient of 3.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

By analogy, the result of any process that is the inverse of multiplication as defined for any mathematical entities other than numbers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A quotum or quota.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The number of runs scored per wicket lost when batting, divided by the number of runs conceded per wicket taken when bowling — used as a league table tiebreaker in some first-class tournaments.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A mathematical structure formed by identifying elements within a larger one.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: group-theory, mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To identify elements within a mathematical structure so as to create a quotient.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: group-theory, mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

the number obtained by division

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: number

8

noun

Meaning 8

the ratio of two quantities to be divided

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ratio

Narrower terms: proportion

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quotiēns, from quotiēs.

Across languages

Translations

88 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: خَارِج قِسْمَة (ḵārij qisma) — number resulting from division
  • Arabic: خَارِج (ḵārij) — number resulting from division
  • Arabic: حاصِل الْقِسْمَة (ḥāṣil al-qisma) — number resulting from division
  • Armenian: քանորդ (kʻanord) — number resulting from division
  • Asturian: cociente — number resulting from division
  • Azerbaijani: qismət — number resulting from division
  • Belarusian: дзель (dzjelʹ) — number resulting from division
  • Bulgarian: ча́стно (částno) — number resulting from division
  • Burmese: စားလဒ် (ca:lad) — number resulting from division
  • Catalan: quocient — number resulting from division
  • Cebuano: lapa — number resulting from division
  • Chinese Mandarin: 商 (shāng) — number resulting from division
  • Chinese Mandarin: 商數 /商数 (shāngshù) — number resulting from division
  • Czech: podíl — number resulting from division
  • Danish: kvotient — number resulting from division
  • Dutch: quotiënt — number resulting from division
  • Finnish: osamäärä — number resulting from division
  • French: quotient — number resulting from division
  • French: rapport — number resulting from division
  • Galician: cociente — number resulting from division
  • Georgian: განაყოფი (ganaq̇opi) — number resulting from division
  • German: Quotient — number resulting from division
  • Greek: πηλίκο (pilíko) — number resulting from division
  • Hebrew: מָנָה (maná) — number resulting from division
  • Hindi: भगफल (bhagphal) — number resulting from division
  • Hindi: विभाग (vibhāg) — number resulting from division
  • Hindi: लब्धि (labdhi) — number resulting from division
  • Hindi: बाँटफल (bā̃ṭphal) — number resulting from division
  • Hindi: फल (phal) — number resulting from division
  • Hindi: भजनफल (bhajanphal) — number resulting from division
  • Hungarian: hányados — number resulting from division
  • Icelandic: kvóti — number resulting from division
  • Icelandic: hlutatala — number resulting from division
  • Ido: quociento — number resulting from division
  • Indonesian: kuosien — number resulting from division
  • Indonesian: hasil bagi — number resulting from division
  • Italian: quoziente — number resulting from division
  • Japanese: 商 (shō) — number resulting from division
  • Khmer: ផលចែក (phɑl caek) — number resulting from division
  • Korean: 몫 (mok) — number resulting from division
  • Macedonian: ко́личник (kóličnik) — number resulting from division
  • Māori: otinga — number resulting from division
  • Māori: otinga wehe — number resulting from division
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kvotient — number resulting from division
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvotient — number resulting from division
  • Persian: خارج قسمت — number resulting from division
  • Persian: بهر (bahr) — number resulting from division
  • Polish: iloraz — number resulting from division
  • Polish: współczynnik — number resulting from division
  • Portuguese: quociente — number resulting from division
  • Romanian: cât — number resulting from division
  • Russian: ча́стное (částnoje) — number resulting from division
  • Serbo-Croatian: ко̀личнӣк — number resulting from division
  • Serbo-Croatian: kòličnīk — number resulting from division
  • Slovak: podiel — number resulting from division
  • Slovene: kolíčnik — number resulting from division
  • Spanish: cociente — number resulting from division
  • Spanish: cuociente — number resulting from division
  • Swedish: kvot — number resulting from division
  • Tagalog: kahatian — number resulting from division
  • Telugu: భాగఫలము (bhāgaphalamu) — number resulting from division
  • Turkish: bölüm — number resulting from division
  • Ukrainian: ча́стка (částka) — number resulting from division
  • Vietnamese: thương số — number resulting from division
  • Vietnamese: thương — number resulting from division
  • Asturian: cociente — result of inverse of multiplication defined for non-numerical mathematical entities
  • Bulgarian: коефицие́нт (koeficiént) — result of inverse of multiplication defined for non-numerical mathematical entities
  • Catalan: quocient — result of inverse of multiplication defined for non-numerical mathematical entities
  • Dutch: quotiënt — result of inverse of multiplication defined for non-numerical mathematical entities
  • Finnish: osamäärä — result of inverse of multiplication defined for non-numerical mathematical entities
  • French: quotient — result of inverse of multiplication defined for non-numerical mathematical entities
  • French: rapport — result of inverse of multiplication defined for non-numerical mathematical entities
  • Galician: cociente — result of inverse of multiplication defined for non-numerical mathematical entities
  • Italian: quoziente — result of inverse of multiplication defined for non-numerical mathematical entities
  • Polish: iloraz — result of inverse of multiplication defined for non-numerical mathematical entities
  • Portuguese: quociente — result of inverse of multiplication defined for non-numerical mathematical entities
  • Russian: результат (rezulʹtat) — result of inverse of multiplication defined for non-numerical mathematical entities
  • Spanish: cociente — result of inverse of multiplication defined for non-numerical mathematical entities
  • Spanish: cuociente — result of inverse of multiplication defined for non-numerical mathematical entities
  • Swedish: kvot — result of inverse of multiplication defined for non-numerical mathematical entities
  • Tagalog: kahatian — result of inverse of multiplication defined for non-numerical mathematical entities
  • Bulgarian: квота (kvota) — quotum or quota
  • Dutch: quotum — quotum or quota
  • Polish: kwota — quotum or quota
  • Portuguese: cota — quotum or quota
  • Russian: часть (častʹ) — quotum or quota
  • Russian: до́ля (dólja) — quotum or quota
  • Swedish: kvot — quotum or quota
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