denominator
The number or expression written below the line in a fractionThe number or expression written below the line in a fraction (such as 2 in ½).
» You need to find the lowest common denominator.
Du musst den kleinsten gemeinsamen Nenner finden.
Man muss den kleinsten gemeinsamen Nenner ermitteln.
Вам потрібно знайти найменший спільний знаменник.
Meaning
2 sensesThe number or expression written below the line in a fraction (such as 2 in ½).
common denominator
lowest common denominator
Nenner
знамена́тельznamenátelʹ
знаме́нникznaménnyk
One who gives a name to something.
- the divisor of a fraction
Examples
12 sentencesYou need to find the lowest common denominator.
Вам потрібно знайти найменший спільний знаменник.
deDu musst den kleinsten gemeinsamen Nenner finden.
Find the lowest common denominator.
Знайди найменший спільний знаменник.
He's trying to appeal to the least common denominator.
The common denominator of all her troubles is her lies.
Fractions with a denominator of 1 are equivalent to the numerator.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēnōminātor (“that which names”).Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēnōminātor (“that which names”).
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Forms
plural: denominators| Singular | denominator |
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