lowest terms
plural nounMathematics.
the form of a fraction after dividing the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor.
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Impressions reduced themselves to their lowest terms—movement and noise.
Blazed Trail Stories | Stewart Edward WhiteReduced to its lowest terms, organized play is thus recognized as a convenient substitute for misconduct.
The Minister and the Boy | Allan HobenThe chief-of-staff reviews the incoming and outgoing correspondence and reduces it to its lowest terms.
The Modern Railroad | Edward HungerfordReduced to its lowest terms, his situation lay in his words to the little chasseur.
Zut and Other Parisians | Guy Wetmore CarrylAnd 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
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