Hypertext Webster Gateway: "aliquot"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Aliquot \Al"i*quot\, a. [L. aliquot some, several; alius other +
quot how many: cf. F. aliquote.] (Math.)
An aliquot part of a number or quantity is one which will
divide it without a remainder; thus, 5 is an aliquot part of
15. Opposed to {aliquant}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
aliquot
adj : signifying an exact divisor or factor of a quantity
n : an integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity; "4 is
an aliquot part of 12" [syn: {aliquot part}] [ant: {aliquant}]
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