denominator
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēnōminātor (“that which names”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈnɒmɪneɪtə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
denominator (plural denominators)
- (arithmetic) The number or expression written below the line in a fraction (such as 2 in ½).
- Coordinate term: numerator
- common denominator
- lowest common denominator
- One who gives a name to something.
Translations
number or expression written below the line in a fraction
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See also
Other terms used in arithmetic operations:
- successor
- addition, summation:
- subtraction:
- (minuend) − (subtrahend) = (difference)
- multiplication, factorization:
- (multiplier) × (multiplicand) = (product)
- (factor) × (factor) × (factor)... = (product)
- division:
- exponentiation:
- root extraction:
- logarithmization:
- log(base) (antilogarithm) = (logarithm)
Advanced hyperoperations: tetration, pentation, hexation
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [deː.noː.mɪˈnaː.tɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪e.no.miˈnaː.t̪or]
Noun
dēnōminātor m (genitive dēnōminātōris); third declension
- one who names or designates
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēnōminātor | dēnōminātōrēs |
| genitive | dēnōminātōris | dēnōminātōrum |
| dative | dēnōminātōrī | dēnōminātōribus |
| accusative | dēnōminātōrem | dēnōminātōrēs |
| ablative | dēnōminātōre | dēnōminātōribus |
| vocative | dēnōminātor | dēnōminātōrēs |
Related terms
Descendants
- English: denominator
- French: dénominateur
- Italian: denominatore
- Portuguese: denominador
- Spanish: denominador