quotient
/ˈkwəʊʃənt/noun
1
- Mathematics a result obtained by dividing one quantity by another【数】商。
2
- usu. with adj. or noun modifier a degree or amount of a specified quality or characteristic（某一品质或特点的）程度; 数量：
the increase in Washington's cynicism quotient.
华盛顿愤世嫉俗情绪的增加。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin quotiens 'how many times' （from quot 'how many'）， by confusion with participial forms ending in -ens, -ent-.