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lowest common denominator en · NOUN

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Meanings

1. The smallest positive integer which is a multiple of every denominator of several fractions.
   • The lowest common denominator of ¹⁄₆ and ³⁄₁₀ is 30.
2. (figuratively) The simplest or base shared interest or characteristic among a group or collection of people etc.
   • Reality TV really is appealing to the lowest common denominator in audiences.
   • These days, on platforms like X, slopulism is a pejorative label often applied to posts by politicians and pundits alike, anyone who shares out lowest-common-denominator ideas designed to appeal to loyal political bases. 2026 February 13, Nathan Taylor Pemberton, “When Posting Becomes Its Own Style of Politics”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 14 Feb 2026:

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Relateds

least common multiple · greatest common divisor · play to the gallery · lowest common multiple · tittytainment

Synonyms

least common denominator

Translations (48)

fr plus petit dénominateur commun (smallest multiple of several denominators) · es mínimo denominador común (smallest multiple of several denominators) · ka უმცირესი საერთო მნიშვნელი (smallest multiple of several denominators) · hu legkisebb közös nevező (smallest multiple of several denominators) · ro cel mai mic numitor comun (smallest multiple of several denominators) · sv minsta gemensamma nämnare (smallest multiple of several denominators) · ko 최소공배수 (most simple shared interest) · it minimo comune denominatore (smallest multiple of several denominators) · fr plus petit commun dénominateur (smallest multiple of several denominators) · sv minsta gemensamma nämnare (most simple shared interest) · az ən kiçik ortaq məxrəc (smallest multiple of several denominators) · is minnsti samnefnari (smallest multiple of several denominators) · he מכנה משותף מינימלי (smallest multiple of several denominators) · gl mínimo común denominador (smallest multiple of several denominators) · bg най-малко общо кратно (smallest multiple of several denominators) · tr ortak katların en küçüğü (smallest multiple of several denominators) · az ən sadə ortaq məxrəc (smallest multiple of several denominators) · vi mẫu chung nhỏ nhất (smallest multiple of several denominators) · pt mínimo denominador comum (smallest multiple of several denominators) · ko 최소공분모 (smallest multiple of several denominators) · pl najniższy wspólny mianownik (smallest multiple of several denominators) · he הגורם המשותף הנמוך ביותר (most simple shared interest) · fi pienin yhteinen nimittäjä (smallest multiple of several denominators) · tl pinakamaliit na lahatang pamahagi (smallest multiple of several denominators) · pl najniższy wspólny mianownik (most simple shared interest) · ja 最小公倍数 (most simple shared interest) · cmn 共同點 /共同点 (most simple shared interest) · mk најмал заеднички содржа́тел (smallest multiple of several denominators) · da laveste fællesnævner (most simple shared interest) · cs nejnižší společný jmenovatel (smallest multiple of several denominators) · ast mínimu común denominaor (smallest multiple of several denominators) · ca mínim comú denominador (smallest multiple of several denominators) · es mínimo común denominador (most simple shared interest) · tr en küçük ortak kat (smallest multiple of several denominators) · cmn 最小公分母 (smallest multiple of several denominators) · ru наиме́ньший о́бщий знамена́тель (smallest multiple of several denominators) · mk најмал заеднички содржа́тел (most simple shared interest) · da laveste fællesnævner (smallest multiple of several denominators) · es mínimo común denominador (smallest multiple of several denominators) · fi pienin yhteinen nimittäjä (most simple shared interest) · de kleinster gemeinsamer Nenner (smallest multiple of several denominators) · cmn 最低共識 /最低共识 (most simple shared interest) · el ελάχιστος κοινός παρονομαστής (smallest multiple of several denominators) · az ən aşağı ümumi məxrəc (smallest multiple of several denominators) · vi mẫu số chung nhỏ nhất (smallest multiple of several denominators) · ja 最小公分母 (smallest multiple of several denominators) · gl mínimo denominador común (smallest multiple of several denominators) · az ən aşağı ortaq məxrəc (smallest multiple of several denominators)