ALIQUOT


Meaning of ALIQUOT in English

adj. & n.

--adj. (of a part or portion) contained by the whole an integral or whole number of times (4 is an aliquot part of 12).

--n.

1. an aliquot part; an integral factor.

2 (in general use) any known fraction of a whole; a sample.

Etymology: F aliquote f. L aliquot some, so many

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.