Denominator

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  • noun. The expression written below the line in a common fraction that indicates the number of parts into which one whole is divided.
  • noun. A common trait or characteristic.
  • noun. An average level or standard.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who or that which gives a name; one from whom or that from which a name is derived.
  • noun. Specifically In math.: In arithmetic, that term of a fraction which indicates the value of the fractional unit; that term of a fraction which represents the divisor, and is, in common fractions, written below the dividend or numerator. See fraction.
  • noun. In algebra, a divisor placed under a dividend, as in a numerical fraction.
  • noun. Same as denominant.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who, or that which, gives a name; origin or source of a name.
  • noun. That number placed below the line in common fractions which shows into how many parts the integer or unit is divided.
  • noun. That part of any expression under a fractional form which is situated below the horizontal line signifying division.
  • noun. a number which can divide either of two or more other numbers without leaving a remainder in any of the divisions.
  • noun. the largest common denominator of two or more numbers.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The number or expression written below the line in a fraction (thus 2 in ½).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the divisor of a fraction
  • Antonyms
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    numerator  
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    divisor  
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