least common denominator

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“Will there be a fight over which agency gets to be the least common denominator in setting standards for disclosure?” one research lobbyist wonders.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 10, 2022

“You’ll hear people say that it’s the least common denominator that discourages gifted kids from advancing,” said Elizabeth Hull Barnes, the math supervisor for the district.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2021

Find the least common denominator of the following rationals:

From Textbooks • Sep. 23, 2020

Find the least common denominator of all denominators in the equation.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

Their task it was to wait upon the golfing male, which is man at his simplest—reduced to the least common denominator and shorn of all attraction for the female eye and heart.

From Gigolo by Ferber, Edna