aliquant part
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aliquant part
aliquot part
The term aliquot indicates a part such that the whole is an exact multiple of it, e.g. three apples from a dozen, or one piece of a pie that has been cut exactly into quarters. Aliquant is its antonym, describing a part of which the whole is not an exact multiple.
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