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long division

noun

Definitions

  1. A procedure for dividing multidigit numbers, breaking down the division into a series of…

    A procedure for dividing multidigit numbers, breaking down the division into a series of easier steps.

    • Lord Harvey is doing his best to find if there be a 'yes' in the world. It would require—what is that rule in arithmetic? ah!—long division, to reckon up the number of refusals he has had this season!

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for long division. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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