I. -ˌkwät, --kwət adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin aliquotae (as in partes aliquotae aliquot parts), from Latin aliquot some, several, from alius + quot how many — more at quota
1. : contained an exact number of times in something else — used of a divisor or part
5 is an aliquot part of 15
— opposed to aliquant
2. : fractional
an aliquot portion of a chemical solution
an aliquot part of an estate
II. noun
( -s )
: an aliquot part
III. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to divide (a number or quantity) into equal parts