---
name: "/"
module: "math"
section: "Basic Arithmetic"
---
Divide numbers. Returns a float when the division is not exact (so `(/ 10 3)` is `3.3333...`, not `3`). For truncated integer division use [`math/quotient`](#math-quotient).
```sema
(/ 10 2) ;; => 5
(/ 10 3) ;; => 3.3333333333333335
(/ 10.0 3) ;; => 3.3333333333333335
```