/ ˈælɪkwɒt; NAmE -kwɑːt/ noun
1.
( technical ) a small amount of sth that is taken from a larger amount, especially when it is taken in order to do chemical tests on it
2.
( mathematics ) a quantity which can be exactly divided into another
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from French aliquote , from Latin aliquot some, so many, from alius one of two + quot how many.