long division
noun
: arithmetical division in which the several steps involved in the division are indicated in detail
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students learning to do long division
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Meanwhile, Ava is freaking out about the responsibility of being a godmother, having learned from Marcus that his godfather was a massive, meaningful part of his life who, among other things, taught him long division.
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Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 16 May 2025
To them, that’s like banning calculators to preserve long division—good luck with that.
—Alex Goryachev, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Think of it like a human student who steals and memorizes a math test, fooling his teacher into thinking he’s learned how to do long division.
—Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2025
A bit of long division shows that the proportion of spending devoted to the C.F.P.B. was roughly 0.01 per cent.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2025
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Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 16 May 2025
To them, that’s like banning calculators to preserve long division—good luck with that.
—Alex Goryachev, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Think of it like a human student who steals and memorizes a math test, fooling his teacher into thinking he’s learned how to do long division.
—Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2025
A bit of long division shows that the proportion of spending devoted to the C.F.P.B. was roughly 0.01 per cent.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for long division
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“Long division.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20division. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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