quoziente

quotient

noun kwoh-TSYEN-teh Rare

Origin: Latin quotiens (how many times).

Also means

ratio

Usage Note

Quoziente is used in mathematics (quoziente di divisione = quotient of a division) and in social sciences (quoziente intellettivo = IQ). Note the gender: it is masculine despite ending in -e, which can mislead learners. The plural quozienti is regular.

Examples

"Il quoziente intellettivo medio è cento."

Natural Translation

The average intelligence quotient is one hundred.

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