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long division

noun Mathematics.

division, usually by a number of two or more digits, in which each step of the process is written down.

Origin of long division

First recorded in 1820–30

Words nearby long division

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Example sentences from the Web for long division

I felt like a long-division sum, and a cold shiver went down my quotient.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 8, 1890 |Various