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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