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denominator definition

de·nomi·na·tor (dē näm′ə nāt′ər, di-)

noun

  1. Now Rare a person or thing that denominates
  2. a shared characteristic
  3. the usual level; standard
  4. Math. the term below or to the right of the line in a fraction; the divisor of the numerator 7 is the denominator of

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