Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "Aliquot Part" yana nufin wani yanki na gaba ɗaya wanda shine ainihin mai raba wannan gabaɗaya. Ma'ana, sashin aliquot wani yanki ne na adadi wanda za'a iya raba shi daidai gwargwado zuwa wannan adadin ba tare da saura ba. Misali, idan adadin ya kasance 12, to, sassansa sun kasance 1, 2, 3, 4, da 6, tunda kowane ɗayan waɗannan lambobin ana iya raba su daidai da 12.