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Division (mathematics)
arithmetic operation; one of the four basic operations of arithmetic (others being addition, subtraction, multiplication).The division of two natural numbers is the process of calculating the number of times one number is contained within one another / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In mathematics, division is the operation which is the opposite of multiplication. The symbols for division are the slash () and the fraction line, as in:
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where both expressions mean "6 divided by 3", with 2 as the answer. The first number (6) is the dividend, and the second number (3) is the divisor. The result (or answer) of a division is the quotient, where any left-over amount as whole numbers is called the remainder.[1] For example, gives quotient 3 with remainder 2, all expressed as the mixed number
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