division algorithm
Americannoun
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the theorem that an integer can be written as the sum of the product of two integers, one a given positive integer, added to a positive integer smaller than the given positive integer.
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any systematic process for calculating the quotient of two numbers.
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For example, if we were to divide by using the long division algorithm, it would look like this:
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