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common factor

com·mon fac·tor
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kom-uh n fak-ter]
    • /ˈkɒm ən ˈfæk tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kom-uh n fak-ter]
    • /ˈkɒm ən ˈfæk tər/

Definitions of common factor words

  • noun common factor a number or quantity that is a factor of each member of a group of numbers or quantities 3
  • noun common factor a number that is a submultiple of all the numbers of a given set. 1
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Origin of common factor

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Common factor

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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common factor popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for common factor

noun common factor

  • denominator — In mathematics, the denominator is the number which appears under the line in a fraction.
  • numerator — Arithmetic. the term of a fraction, usually above the line, that indicates the number of equal parts that are to be added together; the dividend placed over a divisor: The numerator of the fraction 2/3 is 2. Compare denominator (def 1).
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