单词 | long division |
释义 | long divisionn. 1. A division or portion that is long; spec. a division of a ruler or scale that is subdivided into shorter divisions. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition or fact of being interjacent > [noun] > that which is interjacent > and separates two things horizona1387 divisionc1400 long divisionc1400 departinga1475 departure1523 separation1615 separatress1630 intercept1821 distancer1884 the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [noun] > one of the parts into which anything is divided dealinga1300 divisionc1374 partc1392 spacec1392 long divisionc1400 severingc1400 skyvaldc1400 foddinga1425 panelc1450 partition1561 roomstead1600 canton1601 separation1604 share1643 scissurea1667 cutting1726 departmenta1735 segment1762 compartment1793 distribution1829 segregation1859 dept.1869 section1875 tmema1891 c1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Cambr. Dd.3.53) (1872) i. §8. 6 The nombres of the degres of tho signes ben writen in Augrim aboue, & with longe deuysiouns, fro 5 to 5. 1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum lxviii. 612 Branches..with large and long, darke greene leaves, cut in on the edges, into five long divisions. 1656 J. Brown Descr. Carpenters-rule ii. 17 First, Look for the first figure of our number, among the long divisions. 1852 ‘I. Marvel’ Dream Life 140 You lie half-wakeful and half-dreaming, through the long Divisions of the Doctor's morning discourse. 1858 W. D. Haskoll Pract. Engin. Field Work v. 67 The long divisions give one-hundredth of an inch, the subdivisions reading thousandths. 1913 W. Rogers Rogers Machinists Guide i. 89 The twelve long divisions at the left represent inches. 1932 R. T. Gunther Astrolabes of World I. 292 Circle with five long divisions. 2010 N. Bruhns Lord of Desert xvii. 224 I love you through the daytimes, In the dark, Through all the long divisions of the night. 2. Mathematics. Division in which simple division by the divider is applied to successive groups of digits of the dividend, allowing large, multi-digit numbers to be divided by hand. In early use spec.: such division used when the divisor is greater than twelve.The divisor is divided into the first digits of the dividend that give a quotient between 1 and 9; the result is the first digit of the quotient. The product of this digit and the divisor is then subtracted from the corresponding portion of the dividend, and the next digit of the dividend is brought down alongside the result. The divisor is then divided into this to obtain the next digit of the quotient, and so on. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > arithmetic or algebraic operations > [noun] > division division?c1425 partition?a1560 long division1744 factorization1875 1744 T. Dilworth Schoolmasters Assistant (ed. 2) i. 32 This is called Long Division. 1827 O. Gregory Hutton's Course Math. (ed. 9) I. 43 Divide by the whole divisor at once, after the manner of Long division. 1910 H. H. Richardson Getting of Wisdom vii. 69 Dr Pughson, the Headmaster,..flung up hands of comical dismay, at her befogged attempts to solve the mysteries of long division. 2011 P. M. Higgins Numbers: Very Short Introd. iv. 44 The saving grace for Bob is that it is possible to find the required remainder r, without doing the long division at all. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1400 |
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