denominator
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It willfully tries to make something seem lowest common denominator, so that there can be a community based around that thing.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Return on tangible common equity, or ROTCE, has become a standard measurement of earnings power for banks, with the denominator excluding intangible assets, such as deferred tax assets, loan-servicing rights and goodwill.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
“First principles thinking to me is the lowest common denominator of the problem in the elements of the problem—so like I think about breaking the problem down to…atomic level,” McNeill said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Greer said the "new order" would involve agreements between smaller groups of countries, rather than "wasting years and even decades to agree on a lowest-common denominator".
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Because he thinks Facebook is the lowest common denominator of social discourse.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
Vocabulary lists containing denominator
Arithmetic
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Number and Operations: Fractions
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