商(しょう)

しょう
noun
quotient; result of division
number
1. quotient; result of division
In mathematics, the result obtained when one number is divided by another. The basic arithmetic term taught in elementary school.
12÷4の商(しょう)は3だ。
The quotient of 12 ÷ 4 is 3.
割(わ)り算(ざん)の答(こた)えは商(しょう)と余(あま)りで表(あらわ)す。
The answer to a division problem is expressed as a quotient and a remainder.
商(しょう)を求(もと)めなさいという問題(もんだい)が出(で)た。
A problem was given asking us to find the quotient.

The mathematical term for the result of division. This is distinct from the many other meanings of 商(しょう), such as commerce/trade (商売(しょうばい), 商人(しょうにん)). In math class, students learn the four basic operations: 和(わ) (sum), 差(さ) (difference), 積(せき) (product), and 商(しょう) (quotient).

Common collocations

Related math terms

  • 和(わ): sum — the result of addition
  • 差(さ): difference — the result of subtraction
  • 積(せき): product — the result of multiplication
  • 余(あま)り: remainder — what is left over after division

Related Words

Related: 和(わ) (sum)
Related: 差(さ) (difference)
Related: 余(あま)り (remainder)
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