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: For example but This is unlike the case in multiplication, which is both left-distributive and right-distributive, and thus distributive.

Notation

Division is often shown in algebra and science by placing the dividend over the divisor with a horizontal line, also called a fraction bar, between them. For example, "a divided by b" can be written as:
:

which can also be read out loud as "divide a by b" or "a over b".

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