Quō'tient, n.

(kwō'shent), n. [Fr. quotient, Sp. cuociente, It. quoziente, from Lat. quoties, how often, how many times, from quot, how many.] (Arith.) The number resulting from the division of one number by another, and showing how often a less number is contained in a greater; thus, the quotient of twelve divided by four is three;—applied also to a fraction used to express division; as, 1 ²⁄₄, ⁶⁄₈, ³⁄₅, &c.