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Princeton's WordNet

  1. common denominatornoun

    an integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions

  2. common denominatornoun

    an attribute that is common to all members of a category

Wiktionary

  1. common denominatornoun

    Any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions

  2. common denominatornoun

    A trait or attribute that is shared by all members of some category

Wikipedia

  1. common denominator

    In mathematics, the lowest common denominator or least common denominator (abbreviated LCD) is the lowest common multiple of the denominators of a set of fractions. It simplifies adding, subtracting, and comparing fractions.

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  1. common denominator

    A common denominator is a shared multiple of the denominators of several fractions. It's used to express these fractions in the same terms, making them easier to compare, add, or subtract. Essentially, it is the smallest number that each denominator can divide into evenly.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of common denominator in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of common denominator in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of common denominator in a Sentence

  1. Keith Whyte:

    Self-regulation tends to dumb itself down to the lowest common denominator, not the highest, some operators are definitely taking advantage of weak regulatory environments in some states.

  2. Joel Engardio:

    That’s the common denominator between the Asian and Latino community – we are immigrant communities. We came to America for stability and opportunity. Public safety and public education are the things that give us stability and opportunity. We need education and we need to feel safe.

  3. James Clapper:

    I think it is, i think John Brennan is sort of like a freight train, and John Brennan's going to say what's on John Brennan mind. I think, though, that the common denominator among all of us that have been speaking up, though, is a genuine concern about the jeopardy or threats to our institutions and values, and although we may express that in different ways. And I think that's what this really is about. But John Brennan and John Brennan rhetoric, I think, have become an issue in and of itself.

  4. Derrick Johnson:

    They play to the lowest common denominator of white fear, they peddle fear at a level that causes harm to communities. ... They peddle fear starting from the morning shows and all throughout the day.

  5. Nick LaLota:

    There is one single biggest factor, the common denominator, and that is Lee Zeldin, gubernatorial candidacy, and that he energized a lot of suburban upstate New York voters, the reality is, I think that what we're experiencing in New York state, to take an example, is for the first time in five decades, we're under one party rule in New York City, in Albany and in Washington, D.C..


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