aliquot
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al·i·quot
(ăl'ĭ-kwŏt', -kwət) 
adj.
Of, relating to, or denoting an exact divisor or factor of a quantity, especially of an integer.
n.
An aliquot part.
adj.
Of, relating to, or denoting an exact divisor or factor of a quantity, especially of an integer.
n.
An aliquot part.
[Latin aliquot, a number of, several : alius, some + quot, how many.]
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Who says math isn't relevant in real life? Conservative columnist William F. Buckley confessed to learning a new mathematical term from the Samuel Alito hearings:
"Judge Becker of the Third Circuit Court spoke acidly, and introduced me to a word I hadn't heard before. Becker explained why, for his own part, he had not recused himself from cases involving Vanguard even though his wife owned shares in the company: 'I do not identify Vanguard on my recusal list because... she's never received a proxy statement, an opportunity to vote for directors or any indicia of ownership other than her aliquot share in the fund to the extent of her investment.' Aliquot! Aliquot interests, okay!"
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Posted January 15, 2006.
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Oxford Grove Music Encyclopedia:
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Aliquot
A mathematical term used in music to refer to overtones or harmonics; an ‘aliquot piano’ has Sympathetic strings.
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aliquot
(ä 9 -l¯e-kw¯o)—Lat.: an even part of the whole; one part contained in a whole which is evenly divisible, i.e., divisible without leaving a remainder.
In the case of a resulting trust , it is a particular fraction of the whole property involved, as distinguished from a general interest. 68 N.E. 37.
In the case of a resulting trust , it is a particular fraction of the whole property involved, as distinguished from a general interest. 68 N.E. 37.
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Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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aliquot
1. a sample that is representative of the whole.
2. a number that will divide another without a remainder; e.g. 2 is an aliquot of 6.
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Aliquot may refer to:
In mathematics:
- Aliquot part, a proper divisor of an integer
- Aliquot sum, the sum of the aliquot parts of an integer
- Aliquot sequence, a sequence of integers in which each number is the aliquot sum of the previous number
In music:
- Aliquot stringing, the use of strings which are not struck to make a note but which resonate sympathetically with struck notes
- Aliquot stop, an organ stop that adds harmonics or overtones instead of the primary pitch
Other uses:
- Aliquot in chemistry, a portion of a total amount of a solution
- Aliquot in pharmaceutics, a method of measuring ingredients below the sensitivity of a scale by proportional dilution with inactive ingredients
- Aliquot part, in the Public Land Survey System, a subdivision of a section based upon an even division by distances along the edges and not by equal area
- Genome aliquoting, the problem of reconstructing an ancestral genome from the genomes of polyploid descendants
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