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What is the noun for quotients?

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quotient
  1. (arithmetic) The number resulting from the division of one number by another.
  2. (mathematics) By analogy, the result of any process that is the inverse of multiplication as defined for any mathematical entities other than numbers.
  3. (obsolete, rare) A quotum or quota.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “The quotient of dividing 25 by 8 is 3, with a remainder of 1.”
      “The happiness quotient in the office has significantly increased since implementing the new employee wellness program.”
      “Just a single, full-size carrot more than fulfills an adult's daily quotient of the essential vitamin.”
quota
  1. A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
  2. A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.
  3. (economics) A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Countries were each assigned a fixed quota of textiles that could be exported to markets such as the US and Europe.”
      “The reform also proposes the end of this regional allowance and the prospect of quota transferability between member states.”
      “Instead of a healthy quota of 40 trees an acre, the region is crowded with as many as 568 an acre.”
quotaism
  1. (uncommon) The practice of taking a certain action to fulfil a quota, regardless of the action's merits (for example, ensuring that 10% of students admitted to a college are from a certain ethnic group, regardless of their qualifications).
quotity
  1. (obsolete, rare) A quotum or quota; a number of people or things
quotum
quotienting
  1. (mathematics) The formation of quotients.
quotients
  1. plural of quotient
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Only children with intelligence quotients equal to or greater than 70 were included in the sample.”
      “Only eight of 26 opponents ventured to establish their intelligence quotients.”
      “His favourite topics in number theory included binary quadratic forms, quadratic residues, Gauss sums and Fermat quotients.”
quotities
  1. plural of quotity
quotums
quotas
  1. plural of quota
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The Marine Corps, which reached its recruitment goal last year after missing a few monthly quotas, struggled to fill several positions.”
      “Yet, the only response by this Government has been to compound the problem by setting unsustainable quotas on a diminishing salmon fishery.”
      “Methods of kangaroo management vary to some extent from state to state, but each one sets commercial quotas to prevent overharvesting.”
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