common divisor

American  

noun

Mathematics.

1. a number that is a submultiple of all the numbers of a given set.

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common divisor British  

noun

1. another name for common factor

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common divisor Scientific  

1. A number that is a factor of two or more numbers. For example, 3 is a common divisor of both 9 and 15.

2. Also called common factor

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Etymology

Origin of common divisor

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

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common divisor

There is a mathematical explanation for the auditory illusion in my example, sometimes called the missing fundamental: The perceived pitch is the greatest common divisor of the frequencies of the sine waves present.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 24, 2018

There was no common divisor for all of the 300 cars shown.

From Time Magazine Archive

This common divisor he found to be 1/1440 of a dollar, or 1/1600 the crown sterling.

From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson

The number of votes obtained by each of the lists is divided by the "common divisor" thus:— 8,000 divided by 3,750 = 2 with a remainder of 500.

From Proportional Representation A Study in Methods of Election by Humphreys, John H.

He ascertained that the one thousand, four hundred and fortieth part of a Spanish dollar was a common divisor for the various currencies.

From Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. by Lossing, Benson John