But if you do have an amount left over at the end of this process, then you do have a remainder. What is the line in division called? In mathematics The form of the obelus as a horizontal line with a dot above and a dot below, ÷, was first used as a symbol for division by ...
t.) To designate with an obelus; to mark as doubtful or spirituous. Obeli (pl. ) of Obelus Obelus (n.) A mark [thus /, or Ö ]; -- so called as resembling a needle. In old MSS. or editions of the classics, it marks suspected passages or readings. Obequitate (v. i.) ...