noun
the operation of division in which the sequence of steps are indicated in detail
• Hypernyms: ↑division
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noun [noncount]
mathematics : a way of dividing one number by another number that involves several steps which are written out
students learning to do long division
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a method of dividing one number by another in which all the stages involved are written down
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We still do long division at school.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.