Definition of quotient in English:

quotient

noun ˈkwəʊʃ(ə)ntˈkwoʊʃənt

1Mathematics
A result obtained by dividing one quantity by another.
〔数〕商
Example sentencesExamples
- Equation predicts that the quotient of growth rate and the amount of nitrogen in leaves is constant.
- By examining the limits of sums, products and quotients of variable quantities, Mengoli was setting up the basic rules if the calculus thirty years before Newton and Leibniz.
- His favourite topics in number theory included binary quadratic forms, quadratic residues, Gauss sums and Fermat quotients.
- He began his contributions to this topic in 1883 with a paper in which he used the Dirichlet principle to prove that a meromorphic function of two complex variables is a quotient of two entire functions.
- Why is the quotient of a number divided by zero infinity?
Synonyms
answer, solution, calculation
2A degree or amount of a specified quality or characteristic.
（某一品质或特点的）程度；数量
the increase in Washington's cynicism quotient
华盛顿愤世嫉俗情绪的增加。
Example sentencesExamples
- And he confirms that the camp quotient is cranked up to 11.
- But this year the copycat quotient is off the scale.
- In minutes, his sick printer was back on its feet, gobbling up its usual quotient of ink cartridges.
- These seem, if anything, to have reinforced a sense of distance from it - an antipathy without his usual quotient of curiosity.
- When you've read the original and been fascinated with it there is invariably a big drop in the interest quotient when going through the translation.
- It's something like their discomfort quotient, or perhaps the way you can see into their grasping for what the right way is to connect with the crowd or a given voter.
- I didn't add to the rudeness quotient of the world.
- I figured I'd get the silly quotient in early today, as the rest of the day will be a bit heavy handed.
- The aggravation quotient is high, but it's good to know these things are going on.
- To keep your weight gain at an acceptable level, you may have to reduce your calorie intake a little and make an effort to keep active, but it shouldn't be so difficult to do that it threatens your fun quotient or your sanity.
- Fortunately, they aren't serious enough to lower the film's broad-based appeal or to diminish its quotient of feel-good moments.
- Already, the artsy-fartsy quotient at neighborhood restaurants and bars is nearing, ahem, Orange Alert level.
- For the third volume, the quotient of research in archives and among the published documents is much, much higher and dependence upon other writers is much, much less.
- Perhaps being bombed at regular intervals throughout the 20th century has given the British a different slant on the entertainment quotient of violence.
- He fulfills the quiet-member-most-likely-to-turn-into-a-wild-man-at-any-moment quotient of the band.
- Hardly a house hasn't been renovated, the limousine quotient is considerably higher than in Switzerland, not to mention elsewhere in Europe.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin quotiens 'how many times' (from quot 'how many'), by confusion with participial forms ending in -ens, -ent-.

Definition of quotient in US English:

quotient

nounˈkwōSHəntˈkwoʊʃənt

1Mathematics
A result obtained by dividing one quantity by another.
〔数〕商
Example sentencesExamples
- By examining the limits of sums, products and quotients of variable quantities, Mengoli was setting up the basic rules if the calculus thirty years before Newton and Leibniz.
- His favourite topics in number theory included binary quadratic forms, quadratic residues, Gauss sums and Fermat quotients.
- Equation predicts that the quotient of growth rate and the amount of nitrogen in leaves is constant.
- He began his contributions to this topic in 1883 with a paper in which he used the Dirichlet principle to prove that a meromorphic function of two complex variables is a quotient of two entire functions.
- Why is the quotient of a number divided by zero infinity?
Synonyms
answer, solution, calculation
2usually with adjective A degree or amount of a specified quality or characteristic.
（某一品质或特点的）程度；数量
the increase in Washington's cynicism quotient
华盛顿愤世嫉俗情绪的增加。
Example sentencesExamples
- I didn't add to the rudeness quotient of the world.
- Hardly a house hasn't been renovated, the limousine quotient is considerably higher than in Switzerland, not to mention elsewhere in Europe.
- The aggravation quotient is high, but it's good to know these things are going on.
- To keep your weight gain at an acceptable level, you may have to reduce your calorie intake a little and make an effort to keep active, but it shouldn't be so difficult to do that it threatens your fun quotient or your sanity.
- It's something like their discomfort quotient, or perhaps the way you can see into their grasping for what the right way is to connect with the crowd or a given voter.
- These seem, if anything, to have reinforced a sense of distance from it - an antipathy without his usual quotient of curiosity.
- For the third volume, the quotient of research in archives and among the published documents is much, much higher and dependence upon other writers is much, much less.
- He fulfills the quiet-member-most-likely-to-turn-into-a-wild-man-at-any-moment quotient of the band.
- But this year the copycat quotient is off the scale.
- Fortunately, they aren't serious enough to lower the film's broad-based appeal or to diminish its quotient of feel-good moments.
- When you've read the original and been fascinated with it there is invariably a big drop in the interest quotient when going through the translation.
- I figured I'd get the silly quotient in early today, as the rest of the day will be a bit heavy handed.
- Already, the artsy-fartsy quotient at neighborhood restaurants and bars is nearing, ahem, Orange Alert level.
- And he confirms that the camp quotient is cranked up to 11.
- In minutes, his sick printer was back on its feet, gobbling up its usual quotient of ink cartridges.
- Perhaps being bombed at regular intervals throughout the 20th century has given the British a different slant on the entertainment quotient of violence.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin quotiens ‘how many times’ (from quot ‘how many’), by confusion with participial forms ending in -ens, -ent-.

词汇	quotient
释义	Definition of quotient in English: quotient noun ˈkwəʊʃ(ə)ntˈkwoʊʃənt 1Mathematics A result obtained by dividing one quantity by another. 〔数〕商 Example sentencesExamples Equation predicts that the quotient of growth rate and the amount of nitrogen in leaves is constant. By examining the limits of sums, products and quotients of variable quantities, Mengoli was setting up the basic rules if the calculus thirty years before Newton and Leibniz. His favourite topics in number theory included binary quadratic forms, quadratic residues, Gauss sums and Fermat quotients. He began his contributions to this topic in 1883 with a paper in which he used the Dirichlet principle to prove that a meromorphic function of two complex variables is a quotient of two entire functions. Why is the quotient of a number divided by zero infinity? Synonyms answer, solution, calculation 2A degree or amount of a specified quality or characteristic. （某一品质或特点的）程度；数量 the increase in Washington's cynicism quotient 华盛顿愤世嫉俗情绪的增加。 Example sentencesExamples And he confirms that the camp quotient is cranked up to 11. But this year the copycat quotient is off the scale. In minutes, his sick printer was back on its feet, gobbling up its usual quotient of ink cartridges. These seem, if anything, to have reinforced a sense of distance from it - an antipathy without his usual quotient of curiosity. When you've read the original and been fascinated with it there is invariably a big drop in the interest quotient when going through the translation. It's something like their discomfort quotient, or perhaps the way you can see into their grasping for what the right way is to connect with the crowd or a given voter. I didn't add to the rudeness quotient of the world. I figured I'd get the silly quotient in early today, as the rest of the day will be a bit heavy handed. The aggravation quotient is high, but it's good to know these things are going on. To keep your weight gain at an acceptable level, you may have to reduce your calorie intake a little and make an effort to keep active, but it shouldn't be so difficult to do that it threatens your fun quotient or your sanity. Fortunately, they aren't serious enough to lower the film's broad-based appeal or to diminish its quotient of feel-good moments. Already, the artsy-fartsy quotient at neighborhood restaurants and bars is nearing, ahem, Orange Alert level. For the third volume, the quotient of research in archives and among the published documents is much, much higher and dependence upon other writers is much, much less. Perhaps being bombed at regular intervals throughout the 20th century has given the British a different slant on the entertainment quotient of violence. He fulfills the quiet-member-most-likely-to-turn-into-a-wild-man-at-any-moment quotient of the band. Hardly a house hasn't been renovated, the limousine quotient is considerably higher than in Switzerland, not to mention elsewhere in Europe. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin quotiens 'how many times' (from quot 'how many'), by confusion with participial forms ending in -ens, -ent-. Definition of quotient in US English: quotient nounˈkwōSHəntˈkwoʊʃənt 1Mathematics A result obtained by dividing one quantity by another. 〔数〕商 Example sentencesExamples By examining the limits of sums, products and quotients of variable quantities, Mengoli was setting up the basic rules if the calculus thirty years before Newton and Leibniz. His favourite topics in number theory included binary quadratic forms, quadratic residues, Gauss sums and Fermat quotients. Equation predicts that the quotient of growth rate and the amount of nitrogen in leaves is constant. He began his contributions to this topic in 1883 with a paper in which he used the Dirichlet principle to prove that a meromorphic function of two complex variables is a quotient of two entire functions. Why is the quotient of a number divided by zero infinity? Synonyms answer, solution, calculation 2usually with adjective A degree or amount of a specified quality or characteristic. （某一品质或特点的）程度；数量 the increase in Washington's cynicism quotient 华盛顿愤世嫉俗情绪的增加。 Example sentencesExamples I didn't add to the rudeness quotient of the world. Hardly a house hasn't been renovated, the limousine quotient is considerably higher than in Switzerland, not to mention elsewhere in Europe. The aggravation quotient is high, but it's good to know these things are going on. To keep your weight gain at an acceptable level, you may have to reduce your calorie intake a little and make an effort to keep active, but it shouldn't be so difficult to do that it threatens your fun quotient or your sanity. It's something like their discomfort quotient, or perhaps the way you can see into their grasping for what the right way is to connect with the crowd or a given voter. These seem, if anything, to have reinforced a sense of distance from it - an antipathy without his usual quotient of curiosity. For the third volume, the quotient of research in archives and among the published documents is much, much higher and dependence upon other writers is much, much less. He fulfills the quiet-member-most-likely-to-turn-into-a-wild-man-at-any-moment quotient of the band. But this year the copycat quotient is off the scale. Fortunately, they aren't serious enough to lower the film's broad-based appeal or to diminish its quotient of feel-good moments. When you've read the original and been fascinated with it there is invariably a big drop in the interest quotient when going through the translation. I figured I'd get the silly quotient in early today, as the rest of the day will be a bit heavy handed. Already, the artsy-fartsy quotient at neighborhood restaurants and bars is nearing, ahem, Orange Alert level. And he confirms that the camp quotient is cranked up to 11. In minutes, his sick printer was back on its feet, gobbling up its usual quotient of ink cartridges. Perhaps being bombed at regular intervals throughout the 20th century has given the British a different slant on the entertainment quotient of violence. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin quotiens ‘how many times’ (from quot ‘how many’), by confusion with participial forms ending in -ens, -ent-.
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