Definition:Division/Dividend

Definition
Let $c = a / b$ denote the division operation on two elements $a$ and $b$ of a field.

The element $a$ is the dividend of $b$.

Linguistic Note
The word dividend is a Latinesque word meaning that which is to be divided.

The idea is that $a$ is divided by $b$, that is, divided into $b$ parts.

Also known as
The dividend of an expression $a / b$ is also known as the numerator of that expression.

Also see

 * Definition:Division/Divisor
 * Definition:Division/Quotient