quo‧tient /ˈkwəʊʃənt $ ˈkwoʊ-/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: quotiens 'how many times', from quot 'how many']

1. the amount or degree of a quality, feeling etc in a person, thing, or situation:
Is all this healthy food supposed to increase my happiness quotient?

2. technical the number which is obtained when one number is divided by another

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