A number showing how many times a sum of money belonging to one person is contained in the pocket of another -- usually about as many times as it can be got there.

The number resulting from the division of one number by another, and showing how often a less number is contained in a greater; thus, the quotient of twelve divided by four is three.

(2) The result after dividing one number by another number; the number of equal shares. In the division number model "11 ÷ 5 = 2 r1," 2 is the quotient.

The result of one number divided by another.