1. Of a number or quantity: not dividing evenly into another number; not an exact divisor.
Usage: mathematics; formal

Examples

• Five is an aliquant part of twelve because it does not divide evenly into it.
• In mathematics, 7 is aliquant to 20 since 20 ÷ 7 leaves a remainder.
• The teacher explained that aliquant numbers leave a remainder when used as divisors.
• Unlike aliquot parts, aliquant parts do not divide a whole number without a remainder.