See Also: aliquot(medicine)
aliquot(dictionary)

aliquot (iou)



aliquot adjective & noun. L16.
[French aliquote from Latin aliquot some, several, from alius one of two + quot how many.]
Orig. Math.
A. adjective. That is contained in the whole an integral number of times. Chiefly in aliquot part. Cf. QUANTAL adjective 1. L16.
b. noun. An aliquot part, integral factor; loosely any fraction of a whole, a sample. E17.