In math, we write division using a horizontal bar like this:
In plain language, this means divide by .
The expression on top of the horizontal bar is called the “numerator” and the expression on the bottom of the horizontal bar is called the “denominator”.
To calculate the result of division, see this page.
There are several other notations for division:
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In elementary math, the obelus symbol (รท) is used for division.
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For inline expressions or to safe space, the forward slash (/) is used for division.
This site uses the horizontal bar notation.