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lowest common denominator

lowest common denominator noun: the smallest positive integer which is a multiple of every denominator of several fractions.

Noun

lowest common denominator (plural lowest common denominators)

  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

lowest common denominator meaning in Tagalog and Vietnamese

lowest common denominator in Tagalog

smallest multiple of several denominators
pinakamaliit na lahatang pamahagi

lowest common denominator in Vietnamese

smallest multiple of several denominators
mẫu chung nhỏ nhất, mẫu số chung nhỏ nhất

Synonyms of lowest common denominator

Forms of lowest common denominator

plurallowest common denominators

Questions about lowest common denominator

What does lowest common denominator mean?
Lowest common denominator means the smallest positive integer which is a multiple of every denominator of several fractions.
What is lowest common denominator in Tagalog?
Lowest common denominator in Tagalog is pinakamaliit na lahatang pamahagi. See Lowest common denominator meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is lowest common denominator?
Lowest common denominator is a noun.
What is the plural of lowest common denominator?
The plural of lowest common denominator is lowest common denominators.

Words near lowest common denominator in the dictionary

  1. lowes
  2. Lowesby
  3. Lowesdale
  4. lowess
  5. lowest
  6. lowest common denominator
  7. lowest common denominators
  8. lowest common multiple
  9. lowest common multiples
  10. lowest functioning
  11. lowest grade

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