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denominator
In arithmetic and algebra, the number written below the line in a common fraction, which gives the denomination or value of the parts into which the integer is divided; the corresponding expression in an algebraical fraction, denoting the divisor.
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denominator (s) (noun), denominators (pl)
The bottom number in a fraction: In the fraction 2/4, the denominator is 4, the number on the bottom.
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common denominator (s) (noun), common denominators (pl)
A denominator, the bottom number in a fraction, which is common to all the fractions within an equation: Mr. Math told his students that they could only add or subtract fractions when they had the same common denominator.
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