denominator
Example Sentences
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As earnings estimates fall, valuation multiples can rise because the denominator of the price-to-earnings ratio shrinks, Sagal said.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
Idol: I saw that band Geese the other day — they’re not playing to the lowest common denominator at all.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Many have dismissed the fruity videos as so-called artificial intelligence "slop" -- poor-quality content churned out to appeal to the lowest common denominator.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
If Gellar didn’t have such a spellbinding screen presence, one might think she was the common denominator factor in all of these failed series.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
All of these expressions, but especially 0/0, could take on any value you desire them to have, depending on the functions you put in the numerator and denominator.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing denominator
Arithmetic
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Latin Love, Vol II: nominare
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Number and Operations: Fractions
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