quot-

(Latin: how many)

quatable

quotably

quotation (s), quotations (pl)

1. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited.
2. The act of quoting.

quote

1. To repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc.
2. To repeat words from (a book, author, etc.).
3. To repeat or copy the words of (another), usually with acknowledgment of the source.

quoter

quot homines, tot sententiae

So many men, so many opinions.

Other interpretations include:

1. Complete lack of agreement.
2. There are as many opinions as there are men to hold them.
3. There are as many viewpoints as there are people or as far from a consensus as possible.

quotient

Etymology: from Latin quotiens, "how many times", from quot-, "how many".

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(Latin: how many)

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