 | Geography - 1867 - 964 pages
...DIVISION. 1. THE process of finding- bow many times one number is contained in another is called Division. The number to be divided is called the' Dividend. The number by which we divide is called the Divisor. The result — riz., the number of times which the Dividend contains... | |
 | John Dougall - 1810 - 554 pages
...DIVISION. DIVISION is an operation by which we discover how often one given number is contained in another. The number to be divided is called the Dividend, the number by which you divide is the Divisor, and that which expresses how often the Divisor is contained in the Dividend,... | |
 | Thomas Tucker Smiley - Arithmetic - 1825 - 224 pages
...There are four terms made use of to designate the different parts of the operation of dividing, viz. The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which it is divided is called the divisor. The number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend is... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1826 - 176 pages
...times. As in Multiplication, there are always two numbers given to find a third. The largest number, or number to be divided, is called the dividend. The number by which you divide, is called the divisor. The result of the operation, or number of times the divisor is contained... | |
 | Montgomery Robert Bartlett - Education - 1827 - 274 pages
...found in another, and v/hat remains. In this case two terms are given to find a third. The number given to be divided is called the Dividend. The number by which the division is made is called the Divisor. And the third term or answer is called the Quotient. What is... | |
 | William Kinne - 1829 - 246 pages
...in another ; as 24 divided by 6, produce 4 in the quotient ; that is, 6 are contained 4 times in 24. The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor. The number of times the dividend contains the divisor is called the... | |
 | Thomas Tucker Smiley - 1830 - 188 pages
...There are four terms made use of to designate the different parts of the operation of dividing : viz. The number to be divided is called the Dividend. The number by which it is divided is called the Dioi*or. The number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend is... | |
 | Michael Walsh - 1831 - 348 pages
...210 SIMPLE DIVISION Teachcth to find how often one number is contained in another of the same name. The number to be divided, is called the dividend. The number by which to divide, is called the divisor. The number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend, is... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1832 - 182 pages
...another; or, of separating a simple number into a proposed number of equal parts. The number which is to be divided, is called the dividend; the number...dividend is to be divided, is called the divisor; and the number of timea the divisor is contained in the dividend, is called the quotient. If there be any thing... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1832 - 186 pages
...another; or, of separating a simple number into a proposed number of equal parts. The number which is to be divided, is called the dividend; the number...dividend is to be divided, is called the divisor; and the number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend, is called the quotient. If there be any thing... | |
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The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor. 
