0 the number below the line in a fraction: --
In the fraction ¾, 4 is the denominator.
1 in a fraction (= part of a whole number), the number written below the line, showing how many parts the whole contains --
A number of chapters in the volume do not support that common denominator.
The argument that secular public discourse provides a common denominator that all citizens share is comparably clever-and equally unpersuasive.
This practice crosses cultural boundaries with ease, because demographic ageing is a common denominator while the varied cultural and anthropological perspectives are actively celebrated.
In this conference the emphasis was on seeking common denominators that may help us to forestall such tragic occurrences in the future.
In this time interval the lowest order of the denominator above presented is a sufficient approximation.
Indeed, when one iterates f complicated denominators do arise, but they always disappear when one cancels common factors between numerators and denominators.
In the following empirical analyses, however, the numerator and the denominator are reversed so that higher scores indicate increased party policy extremism.
The four denominators reflect increasing amounts of information about the population subject to surveillance that may be available.
