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aliquant

/ˈæ.lɪ.kwɒnt/

aliquant noun: an integer that is less than another, but that does not divide the other integer into integral parts.

Noun

aliquant (plural aliquants)

  1. (dated) An integer that is less than another, but that does not divide the other integer into integral parts.
    • If half the latitude of the firſt vvave be an aliquant part of the ſtring, after the motion has been propagated to the fartheſt extremity, there vvill be a nevv ſeries of leſs vvaves, recurring in a contrary direction.1784, Matthew Young, “Sect[ion] I. Of the Motion of an Elastic Fibre.”, in An Enquiry into the Principal Phænomena of Sounds and Musical Strings, Dublin: […] Joseph Hill, […], →OCLC, part II (On...
  2. 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.
  3. (broadly, proscribed, sometimes) Synonym of aliquot.
    Synonyms:
    aliquot

Adjective

aliquant (not comparable)

  1. (dated) Less than another specified integer, but not dividing it into integral parts.
    • 5 is an aliquant part of 16.

aliquant meaning in Tamil

aliquant in Tamil

சரி நேர்கூறாகாத

Synonyms of aliquant

Forms of aliquant

pluralaliquants

Origin of aliquant

Borrowed from Latin aliquantus.

Questions about aliquant

What does aliquant mean?
Aliquant means an integer that is less than another, but that does not divide the other integer into integral parts.
What is aliquant in Tamil?
Aliquant in Tamil is சரி நேர்கூறாகாத. See Aliquant meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is aliquant?
Aliquant can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce aliquant?
Aliquant is pronounced /ˈæ.lɪ.kwɒnt/.
What is the plural of aliquant?
The plural of aliquant is aliquants.

Words near aliquant in the dictionary

  1. alipta muscata
  2. aliptae
  3. aliptas
  4. Alipurduar
  5. Aliqoli
  6. aliquant
  7. aliquants
  8. aliquot
  9. aliquotation
  10. aliquotations
  11. aliquote

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