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divisent

Divisent is the third-person plural present indicative form of the French verb diviser, meaning “they divide.” It is a grammatical form rather than a standalone mathematical term. In French-language mathematics and arithmetic texts, the verb diviser is used to describe division, and divisent appears when the subject is plural and the action is in the present tense.

Etymology and related forms: The verb diviser comes from Latin dividere, meaning to divide. The present participle

Usage notes: Because divisent is a conjugated verb form, it can occur in ordinary prose as well

See also: diviser, divisibilité, diviseur, dividende.

is
divisant,
and
related
mathematical
nouns
in
French
include
diviseur
(divisor)
and
dividende
(dividend),
depending
on
the
context.
as
in
technical
writing.
It
does
not
denote
a
separate
concept;
rather,
it
expresses
the
act
of
dividing
within
a
sentence.
In
mathematical
contexts,
it
is
used
to
state
divisibility
relations
or
to
describe
the
action
of
dividing
performed
by
plural
subjects.