adjective
- Contained an exact number of times in something; dividing evenly with no remainder.
Usage: mathematics; technical
noun
- A quantity that divides another quantity an exact number of times with no remainder.
- A sample or portion taken from a larger whole for testing or analysis.
Usage: mathematics
Usage: chemistry; laboratory
Examples
- Three is an aliquot part of twelve because it divides evenly into it four times.
- The chemist prepared an aliquot of the solution for testing.
- In mathematics, 5 is an aliquot divisor of 20.
- The lab technician measured out a 10 mL aliquot from the stock solution.
- Six is an aliquot of 18, but 5 is not.