denominator
/dɪˈnɒmɪneɪtə(ɹ)/
denominator noun: the number or expression written below the line in a fraction (such as 2 in ½).
Noun
denominator (plural denominators)
- The number or expression written below the line in a fraction (such as 2 in ½).
- common denominator
- lowest common denominator
- One who gives a name to something.
denominator meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Tagalog
denominator in Tamil
- வகுக்கும் எண், வகுதி, வகுத்தி, கீழெண், பின்ன எண்களில் கீழுள்ள எண்
denominator in Bengali
- ভগ্নাংশের হর, বিভাজক
denominator in Kannada
- ಛೇದ, ಭಿನ್ನರಾಶಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅಡ್ಡಗೆರೆಯ ಕೆಳಗಿನ ಅಂಕಿ
denominator in Tagalog
- number or expression written below the line in a fraction
- pamahagi
More languagesFewer languages
- denominator in Arabic
- قَاسِم qāsim, مَقَام maqām
- denominator in Malay
- penyebut
- denominator in Indonesian
- penyebut
- denominator in Persian
- مخرج maxraj, برخهنام barxe-nâm
- denominator in Vietnamese
- mẫu số, mẫu
Examples of denominator in a sentence
- Reality TV really is appealing to the lowest common denominator in audiences.
- The education system is designed for the greatest common denominator, but high-IQ children are left behind.
- Here, the rationalization of the denominator was unnecessary.
Forms of denominator
| plural | denominators |
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Origin of denominator
Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēnōminātor (“that which names”).
Words formed from denominator
Phrases with denominator
Questions about denominator
- What does denominator mean?
- Denominator means the number or expression written below the line in a fraction (such as 2 in ½).
- What is denominator in Tamil?
- Denominator in Tamil is வகுக்கும் எண், வகுதி, வகுத்தி. See Denominator meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is denominator?
- Denominator is a noun.
- How do you pronounce denominator?
- Denominator is pronounced /dɪˈnɒmɪneɪtə(ɹ)/ (UK).
- What is the plural of denominator?
- The plural of denominator is denominators.
Words near denominator in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: denominator (page history and authors); denominator (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); denominator (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); denominator (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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