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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)

  1. The number or expression written below the line in a fraction (such as 2 in ½).
    • common denominator
    • lowest common denominator
  2. 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.

All 16 example sentences with denominator

Forms of denominator

pluraldenominators

Plural of denominator: denominators

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

  1. denominationless
  2. denominations
  3. denominative
  4. denominatively
  5. denominatives
  6. denominator
  7. denominators
  8. denopamine
  9. denormal
  10. denormalisation
  11. denormalisations

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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