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DIVISOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The number by which a dividend is divided
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("divisor" is a kind of...):
number (a concept of quantity involving zero and units)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "divisor"):
denominator (the divisor of a fraction)
aliquot; aliquot part (an integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity)
aliquant; aliquant part (an integer that is not an exact divisor of some quantity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
One of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
Example:
what are the 4 factors of 6?
Synonyms:
divisor; factor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("divisor" is a kind of...):
integer; whole number (any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "divisor"):
prime factor (the prime factors of a quantity are all of the prime quantities that will exactly divide the given quantity)
equivalent-binary-digit factor (the average number of binary digits needed to express one radix digit in a numeration system that is not binary; on the average a number that can be expressed in N decimal digits takes 3.3N binary digits)
common divisor; common factor; common measure (an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly)
