Division – Definition – Example – Basic Concepts

Division: Definition

In mathematics division is one of the four basic operations of arithmetic. 

Division or divide is a method of sharing or grouping a number or things into equal parts.

If we have 10 balls and put them into 5 equal size of groups, there will be 2 things in each group and answer is 5. 

 Symbol

The mathematical Symbols used for for division are obelus (➗)  or slash / ora line.

For example – “10 divided by 2

               10 ÷ 2,   or   10/2   or   102

Division means an operation which is inverse of multiplication.

Example –               12 ÷ 3 = 4

We can do the process reverse, replacing the 3 x 4 =  12 

Division Terms 

In a division each part has a special name.

1. The number which we divide is called the dividend.

2. The number by which we divide is called the divisor.

3. The result we get is called the quotient.

                             15 ÷ 3 = 5
                         ↓   ↓   ↘
  Dividend   Divisor  Quotient

So, in above example 

15 is called dividend.

3 is called divisor.

5 is called quotient.

0 is called remainder.

 ∴  Dividend  ÷  Divisor  =  Quotient

4. The number left over is called the remainder.

Dividend = Divisor x Quotient + Remainder

1. When 23 dividing by 10, 2 is the quotient and 3 is the remainder, because 23 = 2 x 10 + 3.

23 ÷ 10