 Welcome to Basic Terms in Division. What do the words and the symbols mean? Math students need to be familiar with three basic terms in division and three ways division problems may be presented. You may see a division problem that looks like this. The term dividend indicates the number being divided. The term divisor indicates what number the dividend is being divided by, and the quotient is the answer. Here's a sample of a dividend, a divisor, and a quotient written with a division sign. Can you match the correct term with the numbers? Another way a division problem may be presented is with a fraction bar. That's it! The third way a division problem may be presented is with a division box. Get the idea? Try matching the correct term with the numbers. Congratulations! You've completed Basic Terms in Division.