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Definition of denominator noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

denominator

noun
 
/dɪˈnɒmɪneɪtə(r)/
 
/dɪˈnɑːmɪneɪtər/
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  1. the number below the line in a fraction showing how many parts the whole is divided into, for example 4 in ¾ see also lowest common denominator compare numerator, common denominatorTopics Maths and measurementc2
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French dénominateur or medieval Latin denominator, from denominare ‘to name’, from de- ‘away, formally’ + nominare ‘to name’.
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