 The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor. The number which shows how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend is called the quotient.  Ellis's British Tariff for ... - Page 681837Full view - About this book
 | Geography - 1867 - 964 pages
...DIVISION. 1. THE process of finding- bow many times one number is contained in another is called Division. The number to be divided is called the' Dividend. The number by which we divide is called the Divisor. The result — riz., the number of times which the Dividend contains... | |
 | John Dougall - 1810 - 734 pages
...DIVISION. DIVISION is an operation by which we discover how often one given number is contained in another. The number to be divided is called the Dividend, the number by which you divide is the Divisor, and that which expresses how often the Divisor is contained in the Dividend, is called... | |
 | John Dougall - 1810 - 554 pages
...DIVISION. DIVISION is an operation by which we discover how often one given number is contained in another. The number to be divided is called the Dividend, the number by which you divide is the Divisor, and that which expresses how often the Divisor is contained in the Dividend, la called... | |
 | Thomas Tucker Smiley - Arithmetic - 1825 - 224 pages
...There are four terms made use of to designate the different parts of the operation of dividing, viz. The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which it is divided is called the divisor. The number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend is... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1826 - 176 pages
...times. As in Multiplication, there are always two numbers given to find a third. The largest number, or number to be divided, is called the dividend. The number by which you divide, is called the divisor. The result of the operation, or number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend, is called... | |
 | Anthony Nesbit - Arithmetic - 1826 - 514 pages
...often one number is contained in another, and may properly be styled the converse of Multiplication. The number to be divided is called the Dividend ; the number by which yon divide is called the Divisor ; the number of times that the Divisor is contained in the Dividend,... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - Industrial arts - 1829 - 624 pages
...Arithmetic and Algebra : it consists in finding how often a. less number i» contained in a greater. The number to .be divided is called the dividend, the number by which the division is made ii the divifor ; the number of times that this is contained in the former is called... | |
 | Thomas Tucker Smiley - 1830 - 188 pages
...There are four terms made use of to designate the different parts of the operation of dividing : viz. The number to be divided is called the Dividend. The number by which it is divided is called the Dioi*or. The number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend is... | |
 | Michael Walsh - 1831 - 348 pages
...210 SIMPLE DIVISION Teachcth to find how often one number is contained in another of the same name. The number to be divided, is called the dividend. The number by which to divide, is called the divisor. The number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend, is... | |
 | Samuel Read Hall - Arithmetic - 1832 - 294 pages
...DIVISION. Simple Division teaches how to divide a given number into a certain number of equal parts. The number to be divided is called the Dividend. The number by which we divide, or which shows into how many parts the number is to be divided, is called the Divisor. The... | |
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