short division

/ʃɔrt dəˌvɪʒən/
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Other forms: short divisions

Definitions of short division
  1. noun
    the operation of division in which the sequence of steps is performed without writing them out
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    type of:
    division
    an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
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