denominator
/dɪˈnɒmɪneɪtə(ɹ)/ noun
Forms denominators
- noun (arithmetic) The number or expression written below the line in a fraction (such as 2 in ½). “common denominator”
- noun One who gives a name to something.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēnōminātor (“that which names”).
Webster’s 1913
- noun One who, or that which, gives a name; origin or source of a name.
- noun That number placed below the line in vulgar fractions which shows into how many parts the integer or unit is divided.
Etymology [Cf. F. dénominateur.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “denominator”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details