quotient
quo.tient \'kwo--sh*nt\ n [ME quocient, modif. of L quotiens how many times, fr. quot h]ow many 1: the number resulting from the division of one number by another 2: the numerical ratio usu. multiplied by 100 between a test score and a me asurement on which that score might be expected largely to depend {intelligence ~} {accomplishment ~} 3: QUOTA, SHARE