[al.i.quot] adj [ML aliquotus, fr. L aliquot some, several, fr. alius other + quot how many--more at else, quote] (1570) 1: contained an exact number of times in something else--used of a divisor or part "5 is an ~ part of 15" "an ~ portion of a solution"
2: fractional "an ~ part of invested capital" -- aliquot n