noun Mathematics.
- a number by which another number, the dividend, is divided.
- a number contained in another given number a certain integral number of times, without a remainder.
noun
- a number or quantity to be divided into another number or quantity (the dividend)
- a number that is a factor of another number
early 15c., Latin agent noun from dividere (see divide (v.)).
- A number used to divide another. In the equation 15 ÷ 3 = 5, 3 is the divisor.