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Definition of quotientive in English:
quotientive
adjective
Grammarrare
Of an adverb: that indicates frequency, answering ‘how often?’, ‘how many times?’.
Origin
Mid 19th century. From classical Latin quotiens, with final -t by association with Latin present participial stems in -ent- + -ive, after interrogative, etc.
