denominator

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: de=nom=i=na=tor

OXFORD DICTIONARY

denominator, n. Math. the number below the line in a vulgar fraction; a divisor.

Idiom

common denominator
1 a common multiple of the denominators of several fractions.
2 a common feature of members of a group. least (or lowest) common denominator the lowest common multiple as above.

Etymology

F d{eacute}nominateur or med.L denominator (as DE-, NOMINATE)

ROGET THESAURUS

denominator

Number

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