The word comes from a Latin word quotiens which means how many times as in how many times does 8 8 go into 65 65. Special facts about division. In division a dividend is divided by a divisor to find a quotient.
Dividend divide divisor quotient.
It means if the divisor is 1 the quotient will always be equal to the dividend such as 10 1 10. When one number dividend is divided by another number divisor the result obtained is known as Quotient. 18 3 6 If there is an amount left over it is called the remainder. A result obtained by dividing one quantity by another.