common divisor
Example Sentences
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There is a mathematical explanation for the auditory illusion in my example, sometimes called the missing fundamental: The perceived pitch is the greatest common divisor of the frequencies of the sine waves present.
From Scientific American • Feb. 24, 2018
There was no common divisor for all of the 300 cars shown.
From Time Magazine Archive
The number of votes obtained by each of the lists is divided by the "common divisor" thus:— 8,000 divided by 3,750 = 2 with a remainder of 500.
From Proportional Representation A Study in Methods of Election by Humphreys, John H.
What'll he do wid the greatest common divisor an' the indicative mood an' the Sea of Azov, an' the Zambezi River, when he's learned 'em, anyhow?
From The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas by McCarter, Margaret Hill
The following is the rule to find the counter for any regular satin: Divide the number of harness into two parts, which must neither be equal nor have a common divisor.
From Theory of Silk Weaving A Treatise on the Construction and Application of Weaves, and the Decomposition and Calculation of Broad and Narrow, Plain, Novelty and Jacquard Silk Fabrics by Wolfensberger, Arnold
