aliquant
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin aliquantus.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈæ.lɪ.kwɒnt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editaliquant (plural aliquants)
- (mathematics, dated) An integer that is less than another, but that does not divide the other integer into integral parts.
- (chemistry) A portion of a total amount (of some substance or a sample/specimen thereof) that does not divide evenly into it, thus leaving a (nonzero) remainder.
- Coordinate term: aliquot
- (chemistry, loosely, sometimes proscribed) Synonym of aliquot.
Translations
editinteger that does not divide another into integral parts
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Adjective
editaliquant (not comparable)
- (mathematics, dated) Less than another specified integer, but not dividing it into integral parts.
- 5 is an aliquant part of 16.
See also
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editGerman
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin aliquantus.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editaliquant (strong nominative masculine singular aliquanter, not comparable)
Declension
editPositive forms of aliquant (uncomparable)
Further reading
edit- “aliquant” in Duden online
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