dividing
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For a stock sector or index, FactSet calculates this ratio by dividing the sum of the component companies’ market capitalization by the sum of analysts’ median net income estimates.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
The bear was eventually hit with a dart and fell asleep on top of a cinder block wall dividing two properties, its body straddling either side.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
His fundamental difference with the SNP remains the independence question, even if Labour's support for new nuclear power stations does offer an alternative dividing line.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
While the animals are initially excited to share the ownership and operation of the farm, dividing the bounty equally becomes a problem.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Just as multiplying by a number stretches the number line, dividing shrinks it.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
