[ 'alɪkwɒt ]
■ noun
1》 a portion of a larger whole, especially a sample taken for chemical analysis or other treatment.
2》 (also ~ part or portion ) Mathematics a quantity which can be divided into another an integral number of times.
■ verb divide (a whole) into ~s.
Origin
C16: from Fr. ~e , from L. ~ 'some, so many', from alius 'one of two' + quot 'how many'.