denominator

Under this scenario, if the stock’s forward P/E remains the same, it means the stock price has risen because the valuation denominator has increased.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

I found, unsurprisingly, that the steps people have taken vary quite significantly, but they all have one common denominator: The greens are cooked—in more ways than one.

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026

"You don't count medical aid in terms of trucks and pallets; that's not a denominator we use," said the WHO's Reinhilde Van de Weerdt.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

“In every case where a customer got into trouble, the common denominator was that the contractor didn’t obtain a permit,” said Feinberg.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026

Alone in my bedroom, I studied pictures of intelligent men and searched for a common denominator.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Surely we can point to numerous reasons but one of the more common denominators of our great heritage, for generation upon generation, was our appreciation for “the value of honest labor.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

There are some common denominators causing stress on the system that will take radical reform to tackle.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2024

Expanding our knowledge of sleep behaviors across the animal kingdom, sleep researchers note, could reveal common denominators of what the behavior is for at the most basic level.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 29, 2023

With up to 20 possible ingredients and countless variations, we focused on common denominators to pare down the list to essentials.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 6, 2023

“Is Lexie still doing theatre?” she asked, and for the rest of the meal they made superficial chitchat about the common denominators of their life: children, traffic, the weather.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng