lowest common denominatornoun
uk/ˌləʊ.ɪst kɒm.ən dɪˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪ.tər/us/ˌloʊ.ɪst kɑː.mən dɪˈnɑː.mə.neɪ.t̬ɚ/lowest common denominator noun (NUMBER)
[ C usually singular ] specialized mathematics the smallest number that can be exactly divided by all the bottom numbers in a group of fractions
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Terms for numbers
- additive inverse
- aliquot
- common denominator
- common factor
- common multiple
- cos
- fivefold
- fold
- fortyfold
- fourfold
- GCF
- hundredfold
- odd
- remainder
- resultant
- root
- sevenfold
- seventyfold
- sixfold
- weighting
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lowest common denominator noun (LEAST INTELLIGENT)
the lowest common denominator [ S ]
used to refer in a disapproving way to the sort of people in society who are least intelligent and who will accept low-quality products and entertainment:
The problem with so much television is that it is aimed at the lowest common denominator.
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Class & class-consciousness in general
- arriviste
- bougie
- bourgeois
- class struggle
- class-conscious
- high society
- Hooray Henry
- inverted snob
- lower class
- marry
- prole
- proletarian
- riff-raff
- Sloane Ranger
- snob
- underclass
- untouchable
- upper class
- upwardly mobile
- well bred
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