quotient
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++quo·tient /ˈkwəʊʃənt $ ˈkwoʊ-/ noun [countable] 1 the amount or degree of a quality, feeling etc in a person, thing, or situation 〔质量、情感等的〕指数，程度 Is all this healthy food supposed to increase my happiness quotient? 所有这些健康食品能提高我的幸福指数吗？2. technicalHMN the number which is obtained when one number is divided by another 商
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quotient• For every day I stayed in Rochester, my intelligence quotient dropped another ten points.• There was Mark, of course, with the cruel and secret quotient of his intelligence.• Brennan's comments on the shelling contained his usual quotient of obscenity.Origin quotient (1400-1500) Latin quotiens “how many times”, from quot “how many”quo·tient nounChineseSyllable
feeling Corpus degree quality, or the of a in amount etc
quotient
quo‧tient /ˈkwəʊʃənt $ ˈkwoʊ-/
noun [countable]
Is all this healthy food supposed to increase my happiness quotient?
2. technical the number which is obtained when one number is divided by another
quo‧tient /ˈkwəʊʃənt $ ˈkwoʊ-/
noun [countable] Date: 1400-1500
Language: Latin
Origin: quotiens __how many times__, from quot __how many__
1. the amount or degree of a quality, feeling etc in a person, thing, or situation:Language: Latin
Origin: quotiens __how many times__, from quot __how many__
2. technical the number which is obtained when one number is divided by another