ALIQUOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aliquot mean? 

• ALIQUOT (noun)
  The noun ALIQUOT has 1 sense:

1. an integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity

  Familiarity information: ALIQUOT used as a noun is very rare.

• ALIQUOT (adjective)
  The adjective ALIQUOT has 1 sense:

1. signifying an exact divisor or factor of a quantity

  Familiarity information: ALIQUOT used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALIQUOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

aliquot; aliquot part

Context example:

4 is an aliquot part of 12

Hypernyms ("aliquot" is a kind of...):

divisor (the number by which a dividend is divided)

Antonym:

aliquant (an integer that is not an exact divisor of some quantity)

Derivation:

aliquot (signifying an exact divisor or factor of a quantity)

• ALIQUOT (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Signifying an exact divisor or factor of a quantity

Similar:

fractional (constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety)

Derivation:

aliquot (an integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity)