lowest terms


plural nounMathematics.
  1. the form of a fraction after dividing the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor.

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How to use lowest terms in a sentence

  • Impressions reduced themselves to their lowest terms—movement and noise.

    Blazed Trail Stories | Stewart Edward White
  • Reduced to its lowest terms, organized play is thus recognized as a convenient substitute for misconduct.

  • The chief-of-staff reviews the incoming and outgoing correspondence and reduces it to its lowest terms.

    The Modern Railroad | Edward Hungerford
  • Reduced to its lowest terms, his situation lay in his words to the little chasseur.

    Zut and Other Parisians | Guy Wetmore Carryl
  • And is there any need that life, for the humble laborer, should be reduced in this rich land to its lowest terms?

    The Church and Modern Life | Washington Gladden