denominator
noun
de·nom·i·na·tor
di-ˈnä-mə-ˌnā-tər 
1
mathematics
: the part of a fraction that is below the line and that functions as the divisor of the numerator
2
a
: a shared trait
a common denominator
b
: the average level (as of taste or opinion) : standard
manufacturers catering to a safely low denominator of public taste Time
Examples of denominator in a Sentence
In the fraction 2/3 the numerator is 2 and the denominator is 3.
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Despite the softness, the U3 Unemployment Rate stayed at 4.1% as the labor force (the denominator in the unemployment calculation) also shrank.
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Robert Barone, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
But even if the true number of cases — the denominator — is five times as high, said Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University, a mortality rate of 10% would be devastating if the bird flu virus evolved to spread swiftly between people.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
And in these two theories, all the variables — properties like particle momentums — go in the denominator.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
The amplitudes take the form of fractions, with a numerator above a denominator.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
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Robert Barone, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
But even if the true number of cases — the denominator — is five times as high, said Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University, a mortality rate of 10% would be devastating if the bird flu virus evolved to spread swiftly between people.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
And in these two theories, all the variables — properties like particle momentums — go in the denominator.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
The amplitudes take the form of fractions, with a numerator above a denominator.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Denominator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/denominator. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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denominator
noun
de·nom·i·na·tor
di-ˈnäm-ə-ˌnāt-ər
: the part of a fraction that is below the line and that functions as the divisor of the numerator
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