 | Mathematics - 1801 - 446 pages
...subtractions. The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number you divide by is called the divisor. The number of times the dividend contains the divisor is called the quotient. If the dividend contains the divisor any number of times, aqd some part or parts over, those parts... | |
 | James Thompson - Arithmetic - 1808 - 176 pages
...to find how often one number is contained in a»other, and readily performs many subtractions. Tile number to be divided is called the dividend The number to divide by is called the divisor. ThenutnoL-r of times the dividend contains the divisor is cal« led the -raoiier.t.... | |
 | Samuel Webber - Mathematics - 1808 - 466 pages
...contained in another of the same denomination, and thereby performs the work of many subtractions. The number, to be divided, is called the dividend. The number, to divide, is called the divisor. The number of times, the dividend contains the divisor, is called the quotient.... | |
 | Arithmetic - 1811 - 210 pages
...Ans. 9 1 2 pounds. u DIVISION. By division we ascertain how often one number is contained in another. The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number to divide by is called the di-visor. The number of times the dividend contains the divisor is called the quotient.... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1812 - 620 pages
...Subtraction, teaching to find how often one number is contained in" another, or may be taken out of it : which is the same thing. The number to be divided...And the number of times the dividend contains the divisotj is called the Quotient. — Sometimes there is a Remainder left, after the division is finished.... | |
 | Samuel Webber - Arithmetic - 1812 - 260 pages
...subtractions. The number, to be divided, is called the dividend. The number, to divide, is called the divisor. The number of times, the dividend contains the divisor, is called the quotient. If the dividend contain the divisor any number of times and an excess, that excess is called the remainder.... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1816 - 610 pages
...Subtraction, teaching to find how often one number is contained in another, or may be taken out of it : which is the same thing. The number to be divided is called the Dividend. — The number 10 divide by, is the Divisor — And the number of times the dividend contains the divisor, is called... | |
 | Arithmetic - 1817 - 214 pages
...\thecbeeisl' Ans 912 pounds. DIVISION. ? By division we ascertam how often one number is ccutained in another. The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number to divide by is called the divisor. The rnmber of times the dividend contains the divisor is called the quotient. If,... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Arithmetic - 1818 - 646 pages
...Subtraction, teaching to- find how olten one number is contained iff another, or may be taken out of it : which is the same thing. The number to be divided...a Remainder left, after the division is finished. The usual manner of placing the terms, is the dividend in the middle, having the divisor on the left... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1822 - 616 pages
...Subtraction, teaching to find how often one number is contained in another, or may be taken out of it : which is the same thing. The number to be divided is called the Dividend. — The number to-divideby, is the Divisor. — And the number of times the dividend contains the divisor, is called... | |
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By division we ascertain how often one number is contained in another. The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number to divide by is called the divisor. The number of times the dividend contains the divisor is called the quotient. 
