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Definition of Denominator

Denominator

  1. One who, or that which, gives a name; origin or source of a name.
  2. That number placed below the line in vulgar fractions which shows into how many parts the integer or unit is divided.
  3. That part of any expression under a fractional form which is situated below the horizontal line signifying division.

Denominator Quotations

Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.
W. H. Auden

Trouble is the common denominator of living. It is the great equalizer.
Soren Kierkegaard

A treatment method or an educational method that will work for one child may not work for another child. The one common denominator for all of the young children is that early intervention does work, and it seems to improve the prognosis.
Temple Grandin

If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
Jimmy Carter

Language is like money, without which specific relative values may well exist and be felt, but cannot be reduced to a common denominator.
George Santayana
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Denominator Translations

denominator in German is Nenner, Nenner (math.)
denominator in Spanish is denominador

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