(Mathematics)a result obtained by dividing one quantity by another (数)商
[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
late Middle English: from Latin quotiens 'how many times' (from quot 'how many'), by confusion with participial forms ending in -ens, -ent-