English-French translations for quotient

• quotient
  Nous devons partir du principe que le quotient intellectuel du citoyen européen moyen est raisonnable. We must assume that the intelligence quotient of the average European citizen is reasonable.
  Nous avons besoin d'un compromis, et ce Parlement a montré la voie à suivre en première lecture en proposant l'utilisation d'un quotient. We need a compromise, and this Parliament pointed the way at first reading with proposals such as the use of a quotient.

Definition of quotient

• The number resulting from the division of one number by another
• By analogy, the result of any process that is the inverse of multiplication as defined for any mathematical entities other than numbers

Examples

• The quotient of 12 divided by 4 is 3

Related words

• quotient group
• quotient ring
• quotient set
• quotient field
• IQ (intelligence quotient
• intelligence quotient
• difference quotient