aliquot

Thân thiện

A scientist measures an aliquot of blue liquid into a test tube.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Being an exact divisor of a quantity: An aliquot part is a part that divides a whole number evenly, leaving no remainder.
2. Noun:
   • An integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity: An aliquot is a number that divides another number exactly.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • In the equation 12 ÷ 3 = 4, the number 3 is an aliquot part of 12.
  • The chemist measured an aliquot portion of the solution for the test.
• Noun:
  • The number 5 is an aliquot of 15.
  • The researchers combined several aliquots to obtain the required sample volume.

Advanced Usage

• "Aliquot part": This is the most common adjectival phrase, explicitly stating the relationship.
  • Four is an aliquot part of twenty.
• In scientific contexts, particularly chemistry and biology, "aliquot" is frequently used as a noun to refer to a representative, smaller portion taken from a larger whole sample or solution.
  • The sample was mixed thoroughly, and a 2 mL aliquot was removed for analysis.

Variants and Related Words

• Aliquotting (gerund/verbal noun): The process of taking an aliquot portion.
  • Aliquotting must be done carefully to ensure homogeneity.
• Aliquoted (past participle): Describes a sample that has been divided.
  • The master solution was aliquoted into smaller vials.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Divisor, factor, submultiple.
• Noun: Portion, sample, fraction, divisor.

Antonyms

• Adjective & Noun: Aliquant (a part that does not divide a quantity evenly, leaving a remainder).

Học thuật

Adjective

1. signifying an exact divisor or factor of a quantity

Noun

1. an integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity
   • 4 is an aliquot part of 12

Từ đồng nghĩa

• aliquot part