denominators
Below the line
Denominators is the plural of denominator, the number below the line in a fraction—the part that divides.
In 3/4, the denominator is 4.
A common denominator is a shared divisor that allows fractions to be compared or combined.
Figuratively, a common denominator is any shared trait or factor: Fear of change was the common denominator among opponents of the plan.
Number being divided
- quotientDivision's numerical result
- dividendCorporate profit share
- divisorNumber you split by
- fractionPart divided by whole
ratio · remainder · arithmetic · divisible · factor · multiple · decimal · proportion
Held in common
- commonWidespread and unremarkable
- universalAffecting all equally
- unifyingMaking disparate elements one
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
similarity · baseline · standard · kinship · affinity · likeness · correspondence · equivalence
numerator
Number being divided
fraction · ratio · remainder · arithmetic · divisible · factor · multiple · decimal · proportion · percentage
shared
Held in common
- commonWidespread and unremarkable
- universalAffecting all equally
- unifyingMaking disparate elements one
grouping · similarity · baseline · standard · kinship · affinity · likeness · correspondence · equivalence · uniformity
- math termsnumbers, plus or minus, linear growth, square, operand
- continued fractions
- number systemsdecimal, binary, octal, hexadecimal, Roman numerals
- coin imageryeagles, portraits, crowns, wreaths, shields
- common denominatorNumber dividing all terms
- lowest common denominatorsSmallest shared divisors of fractions
- least common denominatorSmallest shared divisible number