quotaladj.
/ˈkwəʊtl/, U.S. /ˈkwoʊdl/ rare.
= aliquot adj.
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quotal1705
divisional1826
divisionary1891
1705 E. Scarburgh Eng. Euclide 177 (note) A Quotal part measures the whole: which is then called a Multiple of that part.
1893 W. E. Gladstone Diary 14 Jan. (1994) XIII. 179 A quotal part rising or falling with the increase or decrease of the Imperial charge.
1942 Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc. 61 218 The enumeration of phytoplankton is accomplished by counting the organisms in a quotal part of the water sample.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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