: the number obtained by dividing one number by another Dividing 10 by 5 gives a quotient of 2.

What is a quotient example?

The quotient is the number obtained by dividing one number by another. For example, if we divide the number 6 by 3, the result so obtained is 2, which is the quotient. It is the answer from the division process.

Does quotient mean divide?

When you divide two numbers the answer is called the quotient. The quotient of six divided by two is three. Quotient comes from Latin and means "how many times." That makes a lot of sense: if you divide one number by a second, you are figuring out "how many times" the second number goes into the first.