divisor

[ dih-vahy-zer ]

/ dɪˈvaɪ zər /

noun Mathematics.

a number by which another number, the dividend, is divided.

a number contained in another given number a certain integral number of times, without a remainder.

Nearby words

division of labour, division ring, division sign, divisionism, divisive, divisor, divo, divorce, divorce court, divorce mill, divorcement

Origin of divisor

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin dīvīsor, one who divides, equivalent to dīvīd- (variant stem of dīvidere to divide) + -tor -tor

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Examples from the Web for divisor

Nobody in the world knows yet whether that number has a divisor or not.
The Canterbury Puzzles|Henry Ernest Dudeney
(a) The divisor (.05) may be converted into a whole number by multiplying it by 100.
Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education|Ontario Ministry of Education
The divisor, since it ends in 5, must be multiplied by 2, giving 730.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884|Various
Now, into the familiar sum of existence, which he knew from divisor to quotient, was suddenly shot a new factor—a woman.
Desert Conquest|A. M. Chisholm

Division (÷) was formerly indicated by placing the dividend above a horizontal and the divisor below.
The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for divisor

divisor

/ (dɪˈvaɪzə) /

noun

a number or quantity to be divided into another number or quantity (the dividend)

a number that is a factor of another number

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Science definitions for divisor

divisor

[ dĭ-vī′zər ]

A number used to divide another. In the equation 15 ÷ 3 = 5, 3 is the divisor.