long division
noun
: arithmetical division in which the several steps involved in the division are indicated in detail
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students learning to do long division
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A bit of long division shows that the proportion of spending devoted to the C.F.P.B. was roughly 0.01 per cent.
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John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2025
Whether such residual vision is sufficient to decode Dr. Seuss and do long division is a separate question — one advocates for the blind and school officials often disagree about.
—Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Instead, my days are spent talking about long division or with my hand up an Elmo puppet.
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 July 2024
Ali remembers the particular way her mother talked her through long division.
—Catherine Newman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
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John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2025
Whether such residual vision is sufficient to decode Dr. Seuss and do long division is a separate question — one advocates for the blind and school officials often disagree about.
—Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Instead, my days are spent talking about long division or with my hand up an Elmo puppet.
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 July 2024
Ali remembers the particular way her mother talked her through long division.
—Catherine Newman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
See All Example Sentences for long division
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“Long division.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20division. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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