Aliquot
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Aliquot may refer to:
In mathematics:
In music:
Other uses:
In mathematics:
- Aliquot part, a proper divisor of an integer
- Aliquot sum, the sum of the aliquot parts of an integer
- Aliquot sequenceAliquot sequenceIn mathematics, an aliquot sequence is a recursive sequence in which each term is the sum of the proper divisors of the previous term. The aliquot sequence starting with a positive integer k can be defined formally in terms of the sum-of-divisors function σ1 in the following way:For example, the...
, a sequence of integers in which each number is the aliquot sum of the previous number
In music:
- Aliquot stringingAliquot stringingAliquot stringing is the use of extra, unstruck strings in the piano for the purpose of enriching the tone.-History:Julius Blüthner invented the aliquot stringing system in 1873....
, the use of strings which are not struck to make a note but which resonate sympathetically with struck notes - Aliquot stop, an organ stop that adds harmonics or overtones instead of the primary pitch
Other uses:
- Aliquot in chemistryChemistryChemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
, a portion of a total amount of a solution - Aliquot in pharmaceuticsPharmaceuticsPharmaceutics is the discipline of pharmacy that deals with all facets of the process of turning a new chemical entity into a medication able to be safely and effectively used by patients in the community. Pharmaceutics is the science of dosage form design...
, a method of measuring ingredients below the sensitivity of a scale by proportional dilution with inactive ingredients - Aliquot part, in the Public Land Survey SystemPublic Land Survey SystemThe Public Land Survey System is a method used in the United States to survey and identify land parcels, particularly for titles and deeds of rural, wild or undeveloped land. Its basic units of area are the township and section. It is sometimes referred to as the rectangular survey system,...
, a subdivision of a section based upon an even division by distances along the edges and not by equal area - Genome aliquoting, the problem of reconstructing an ancestral genome from the genomes of polyploid descendants