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    Quotient

    Basic definition

    A quotient is the result of dividing one number by another.

    Detailed definition

    The term "quotient" is most commonly used to refer to the ratio q = r/s of two quantities r and s, where s!=0.
Less commonly, the term quotient is also used to mean the integer part of such a ratio. In the Wolfram Language, the command Quotient[r, s] is defined in this latter sense, returning
r\s = ⌊r/s⌋, where ⌊x⌋ is the floor function. This is sometimes called integer division.
Since usage concerning fractional part/value and integer part/value can be confusing, the following table gives a summary of names and notations used. Here, S&O indicates Spanier and Oldham.

    Educational grade level

    elementary school level (California grade 2 standard)

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