Quotient (noun)

1. A mathematical expression representing the number of times one quantity is contained within another.
2. An amount or number arrived at by division.

Origin:

Mid 16th century: from latin quotient- 'dividing into equal parts', from the verb quotiēns, present participle of quotere 'to divide into parts, how many times', from quot 'how many'.

Examples:

1. The quotient of the division of 8 by 4 is 2.
2. The quotient of a and b is the result of the division of a by b.
3. The quotient of the two numbers was rounded to the nearest whole number.
4. The company's growth quotient showed a steady increase over the past five years.
5. The quotient rule for derivatives is used to find the derivative of a fractional expression.