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common denominator en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. Any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions.
   • least common denominator
   • lowest common denominator
2. (broadly, figuratively) A trait or attribute that is shared by all members of some category.
   • It is a story that chimes with Davies’s down-to-earth and uber-professional character, the common denominator in conversations when those who know him best discuss the Wales defender poised to win his 100th cap in Monday’s World Cup qualifier against Belgium. 2025 October 13, Ben Fisher, “Unflappable, indispensable: centurion Ben Davies is the glue that holds Wales together”, in The Guardian:

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Deriveds

greatest common denominator

Translations (37)

vi mẫu chung (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · cmn 公分母 (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · da fællesnævner (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · ja 公分母 (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · az ümumi məxrəc (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · uk спі́льний знаме́нник (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · mk заеднички содржател (trait or attribute that is shared by all members of some category) · fr dénominateur commun (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · hu közös nevező (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · sv gemensam nämnare (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · ru о́бщий знамена́тель (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · hu közös nevező (trait or attribute that is shared by all members of some category) · pl wspólny mianownik (trait or attribute that is shared by all members of some category) · gl denominador común (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · nn fellesnemnar (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · pt denominador comum (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · bg общ знамена́тел (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · az ortaq məxrəc (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · ast denominador común (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · fa مخرج مشترک (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · ca denominador comú (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · mk заеднички содржател (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · nb fellesnevner (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · fr dénominateur commun (trait or attribute that is shared by all members of some category) · el κοινός παρονομαστής (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · fi yhteinen tekijä (trait or attribute that is shared by all members of some category) · ro numitor comun (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · bg общ знамена́тел (trait or attribute that is shared by all members of some category) · pl wspólny mianownik (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · it denominatore comune (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · gv co-ennymeyr (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · vi mẫu số chung (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · es denominador común (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · cmn 共同特徵 /共同特征 (trait or attribute that is shared by all members of some category) · gv co-enmysser (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · is samnefnari (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions) · fi yhteinen nimittäjä (any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions)