Aliquot
Main Entry: al·i·quot
Pronunciation: 'a-l&-"kwät, -kw&t
Function: adjective
Etymology: Iroquois, Medieval Latin aliquotus, from Latin aliquot some, several, from alius other + quot how many -- more at ELSE, QUOTE
1 : contained an exact number of times in something else -- used of a divisor or part <5 is an aliquot part of 15>
2 : FRACTIONAL
- aliquot noun
Pronunciation: 'a-l&-"kwät, -kw&t
Function: adjective
Etymology: Iroquois, Medieval Latin aliquotus, from Latin aliquot some, several, from alius other + quot how many -- more at ELSE, QUOTE
1 : contained an exact number of times in something else -- used of a divisor or part <5 is an aliquot part of 15>
2 : FRACTIONAL
- aliquot noun
posted by Smashed at 12/13/2005 02:17:00 PM
1 Comments:
8 slices is an aliquot for a pizza (by tradition anyhow).
Is there aliquot etiquette?
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