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Definition common denominator in British English

common denominator noun

[countable] noun
1

a feature that everyone or everything in a particular group has

Example

The common denominator in all his novels is the use of the supernatural.

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2

a number that can be divided exactly by all the denominators (=numbers written below the line) in a particular group of fractions. The common denominator of 1/4, 1/3, and 1/6 is 12.

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Definition common denominator in British English