Definition:Division/Divisor

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

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

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

Also see

 * Definition:Dividend
 * Definition:Quotient (Arithmetic)


 * Definition:Numerator
 * Definition:Denominator