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denominator

de·nom·i·na·tor

denominator

 
pronunciation:
dih na mih neI tr
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part of speech: noun
definition: the number in a fraction that is below the division line. It shows the number of equal parts into which the top number is to be divided.
In the fractions 1/8 and 7/8, 8 is the denominator.
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