1. divide dividend divisor inverse operations quotient
to separate into equal groups
divide
dividend
the number that is to be divided in a division problem
the number that divides the dividend
divisor
opposite operations that undo one another, such as addition and subtraction or multiplication and division
inverse operations
quotient

2. the number, not including the remainder that results from division (the answer to a division problem)
a set of related multiplication and division equations
related facts