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COMMON DENOMINATOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An attribute that is common to all members of a category
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("common denominator" is a kind of...):
attribute (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("common denominator" is a kind of...):
denominator (the divisor of a fraction)
