common term
Widely used phrase
Common term refers to language shared across a group—vocabulary that most speakers would recognize and understand without specialized knowledge.
In mathematics, it names an element appearing in multiple expressions, particularly in factoring: Factor out the common term from both sides.
A common term is ordinary rather than technical, familiar rather than obscure.
- communalShared by a community
- vulgarismCrude or offensive expression
- idiomFixed phrase, opaque meaning
- synonymWord meaning the same
- adageTraditional pithy truth
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