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long division

long division noun: a procedure for dividing multidigit numbers, breaking down the division into a series of easier steps.

Noun

long division (countable and uncountable, plural long divisions)

  1. A procedure for dividing multidigit numbers, breaking down the division into a series of easier steps.
    • Lord Harvey is doing his best to find if there be a 'yes' in the world. It would require—what is that rule in arithmetic? ah!—long division, to reckon up the number of refusals he has had this season!1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Ranelagh”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 8

long division meaning in Tamil and Thai

long division in Tamil

நெடுமுறைவகுத்தல்

long division in Thai

procedure for dividing multidigit numbers
การหารยาว

Forms of long division

plurallong divisions

Questions about long division

What does long division mean?
Long division means a procedure for dividing multidigit numbers, breaking down the division into a series of easier steps.
What is long division in Tamil?
Long division in Tamil is நெடுமுறைவகுத்தல். See Long division meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is long division?
Long division is a noun.
What is the plural of long division?
The plural of long division is long divisions.

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