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noun Mathematics.

  1. a number by which another number, the dividend, is divided.
  2. a number contained in another given number a certain integral number of times, without a remainder.

noun

  1. a number or quantity to be divided into another number or quantity (the dividend)
  2. a number that is a factor of another number
n.

early 15c., Latin agent noun from dividere (see divide (v.)).

  1. A number used to divide another. In the equation 15 ÷ 3 = 5, 3 is the divisor.
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