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. Arithmetic: Lower Book - Page 123by William Seneca Sutton, William Herschel Bruce - 1906 - 282 pagesFull view - About this book
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