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Function name:
QUOTIENT
Category:
Mathematical
Summary:
Returns the integer part of a division operation.
Syntax:
QUOTIENT(Numerator; Denominator)
Returns:
Returns the integer part of Numerator divided by Denominator.
Arguments:
Numerator is a real number or a reference to the cell containing that number which is the number the Denominator divides.
Denominator is a real non-zero number or a reference to the cell containing that number which is dividing the Numerator.
- If Denominator is 0, the QUOTIENT function returns an error value.
- If arguments are non-integral then the floor of the result is taken and returned with an appropriate sign, i.e. the result is truncated to an integer.
- If the sign of exactly one argument is negative, the result will have a negative sign else the result will have a positive sign.
Additional details:
QUOTIENT is equivalent to:
INT(numerator/denominator)
for same-sign numerator and denominator, except that it may report errors with different error codes. More generally, it is equivalent to
INT(numerator/denominator/SIGN(numerator/denominator))*SIGN(numerator/denominator).
Examples:
Formula | Description | Returns |
---|---|---|
=QUOTIENT(11;3) | integer part when 11 is divided by 3 and remainder of 2 is lost | 3 |
=QUOTIENT(11.7;3) | integer part when 11.7 is divided by 3 and remainder of 0.3 is lost, taking floor of the absolute value | 3 |
=QUOTIENT(-5.9;1.8) | integer part when -5.9 is divided by 1.8 and remainder of 1.3 is lost, taking floor of the absolute value and returning with negative sign | -3 |
=QUOTIENT(-11.7;3) | integer part when -11.7 is divided by 3 and remainder of 0.3 is lost, taking floor of the absolute value and returning with negative sign | -3 |
=QUOTIENT(11;0) | Denominator is 0 so the function returns an error value | Err:502 |
Related LibreOffice functions:
ODF standard:
Equivalent Excel functions:
QUOTIENT