What is the process of finding how many times one number or quantity is contained in another; the reverse of multiplication; also, the rule by which the operation is performed called?
division — (Math.) The process of finding how many times one number or quantity is contained in another; the reverse of multiplication; also, the rule by which the operation is performed. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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