| 单词 | lowest common denominator |
| 释义 | lowest common denominatorSEE SYNONYMS FOR lowest common denominator ON THESAURUS.COM noun Mathematics.least common denominator. Origin of lowest common denominatorFirst recorded in 1935–40 Words nearby lowest common denominatorlower uterine segment, lower world, lowery, Lowes, Lowe's syndrome, lowest common denominator, lowest common multiple, Lowestoft, lowest splanchnic nerve, lowest terms, Lowe-Terrey-MacLachlan syndrome Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for lowest common denominatorlowest common denominator nounthe smallest integer or polynomial that is exactly divisible by each denominator of a set of fractionsAbbreviation: LCD, lcd Also called: least common denominator Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for lowest common denominatorlowest common denominator The smallest number that can be divided evenly into two other numbers (see common denominator). When fractions with different denominators are added together, their denominators have to be made the same; thus, fractions with denominators of nine and twelve have thirty-six as a lowest common denominator. Seventy-two and 108 are also common denominators for fractions with denominators of nine and twelve, but thirty-six is the lowest. notes for lowest common denominatorThe term lowest common denominator is often used to indicate a lowering of quality resulting from a desire to find common ground for many people: “This fall's TV programming finds the lowest common denominator of taste.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Scientific definitions for lowest common denominatorlowest common denominator [ lō′ĭst ] The least common multiple of the denominators of a set of fractions. For example, the lowest common denominator of 13 and 34 is 12. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。