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quotient
The number of times that one number can be divided exactly into another. In the division of one positive integer by another, the quotient is the largest number of times (k) the divisor (a) must be multiplied so that 0 < or = (b - ka) < a, where b is the dividend and (b - ka) the remainder.
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• ARITHMETIC
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