 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1854 - 340 pages
...which we divide. The quotient* is the number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend. When the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the excess is called a remainder, and may be regarded as a fourth term in the division. The remainder,... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1857 - 452 pages
...divisor is contained ia the dividend, or one of the equal parts into which the dividend is divided. When the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the excess is called a remainder, and may be regarded as a fourth term in the division. When the dividend... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1857 - 336 pages
...Quotient is derived from the Latin word quoties, which signifies how often, or how many times. When the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the excess is called a remainder, and may be regarded as a fourth term in the division. The remainder,... | |
 | Claudius Crozet - Arithmetic - 1857 - 192 pages
...you divide by? Ans. THE DIVISOR. 4. How is the result of division called ? Ans. THE QUOTIENT. 5. When the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, how do you call what is left ? Ans. THE REMAINDER. 6. Give an example of these different numbers. Ans.... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1858 - 458 pages
...divisor is contained in the dividend, or one of the equal parts into which the dividend is divided. When the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the excess is called a remainder, and may be regarded as a fourth term in the division. When the dividend... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1858 - 458 pages
...divisor is contained in the dividend, or one of the equal parts into which the dividend is divided. When the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the excess is called a remainder, and may be regarded as a fourth term in the division. When the dividend... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1859 - 348 pages
...process of division, and shows how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend. NOTES. 1. "When the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the part of the dividend left is called the remainder, and it must be less than the divisor. 2. As the... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1860 - 444 pages
...number is 1 divided by the number. Thus, the reciprocal of 15 is 1 -=- 15, or T'5. NOTES. — 1. When the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the part of the dividend left ia called the Remainder, which must be less than the divisor. 2. As the remainder... | |
 | Robert Johnston (F.R.G.S.) - 1860 - 188 pages
...the dividend is to be divided, is called the DIVISOR ; and the result or answer the QUOTIENT. When the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, we have a REMAINDER, which is always less than the divisor. of the factors of a given product, when... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1861 - 338 pages
...Quotient is derived from the Latin word quoties, which signi fies how often, or how many times. When the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the excess is called a remainder, and may be regarded as a fourth term in the division. The remainder,... | |
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When the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the part of the dividend left is called the remainder, and it must be less than the divisor. 
