quotient

quotient
[ˈkwəʊʃ(ə)nt]
noun
  1. (Mathematics)a result obtained by dividing one quantity by another
    (数)商
  2. [usu. with adj. or noun modifier]a degree or amount of a specified quality or characteristic
    (某一品质或特点的)程度;数量
    the increase in Washington's cynicism quotient.
    华盛顿愤世嫉俗情绪的增加。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin quotiens 'how many times' (from quot 'how many'), by confusion with participial forms ending in -ens, -ent-
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