denominator
English
Etymology
From Late Latin dēnōminātor (“that which names”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈnɒmɪneɪtə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun
denominator (plural denominators)
- (arithmetic) The number or expression written below the line in a fraction (such as 2 in ½).
- One who gives a name to something.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
number or expression written below the line in a fraction
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See also
Other terms used in arithmetic operations:
- successor
- addition, summation:
- subtraction:
- (minuend) − (subtrahend) = (difference)
- multiplication, factorization:
- (multiplier) × (multiplicand) = (product)
- (factor) × (factor) × (factor)... = (product)
- division:
- exponentiation:
- root extraction:
- logarithmization:
- log(base) (antilogarithm) = (logarithm)
Advanced hyperoperations: tetration, pentation, hexation
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deː.noː.miˈnaː.tor/, [d̪eːnoːmɪˈnäːt̪ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /de.no.miˈna.tor/, [d̪enomiˈnäːt̪or]
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Related terms
Descendants
- English: denominator
- French: dénominateur
- Italian: denominatore
- Portuguese: denominador
- Spanish: denominador
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