 | 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... | |
 | Mathematics - 1801 - 446 pages
...work of many 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... | |
 | Samuel Webber - Mathematics - 1808 - 466 pages
...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. * The reason of this method is obvious ; for any number, multiplied by the... | |
 | Arithmetic - 1811 - 210 pages
...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. If, on- dividing a number^ there be any overplus, it is called tKe remainder.... | |
 | Samuel Webber - Arithmetic - 1812 - 260 pages
...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. If the dividend contain the divisor any number of times and an excess, that... | |
 | Michael Walsh - Arithmetic - 1816 - 288 pages
...DIVISION Teacheth to find how often one number is contained in another of the same name. The number given to be divided, is called the dividend. The number by which to divide, is called the divisor. 1 L¿ 3 4 5 5 7 1 S B 10 11 12 z 4 £ g 10 12 14 1 IG 18 20 22 24 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 |24 27 30 S3 36... | |
 | Stephen Pike - Arithmetic - 1824 - 212 pages
...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. If, on dividing a number, there be any overplus, it is called the remainder.... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Michael Walsh - Arithmetic - 1828 - 318 pages
...210 SIMPLE DIVISION Teacheth to find how often one number 13 contained in another of the same. name. The number to be divided, is called the dividend....divide, is called the divisor. The number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend is called the quotient. The remainder, it' there be any, will... | |
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The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor. 
