quotient
noun
quo·tient
ˈkwō-shənt 
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Equally important in your recovery quotient is building a personal support network consisting of coaches, peer groups, therapists, or mentors because no one at the top wins alone.
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Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
The star quotient is also high in the Un Certain Regard sidebar where Johansson’s Sony Pictures Classics title Eleanor the Great could bring Chiwetel Ejiofor and June Squibb along for the ride.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Without the president, a comedian or a heavy celebrity quotient, though, the TV audience may be diminished to view the message.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
In the Indiana Senate, it was amended to offer property tax relief by adjusting the percentage cap used to determine the maximum levy growth quotient, according to Post-Tribune archives.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
The star quotient is also high in the Un Certain Regard sidebar where Johansson’s Sony Pictures Classics title Eleanor the Great could bring Chiwetel Ejiofor and June Squibb along for the ride.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Without the president, a comedian or a heavy celebrity quotient, though, the TV audience may be diminished to view the message.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
In the Indiana Senate, it was amended to offer property tax relief by adjusting the percentage cap used to determine the maximum levy growth quotient, according to Post-Tribune archives.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Quotient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quotient. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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quotient
noun
quo·tient
ˈkwō-shənt
: the number resulting from the division of one number by another
dividing 10 by 5 gives a quotient of 2
Etymology
Middle English quocient, an altered form of Latin quotiens "how many times?"
Medical Definition
quotient
noun
quo·tient
ˈkwō-shənt
: the numerical ratio usually multiplied by 100 between a test score and a measurement on which that score might be expected largely to depend
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