common divisor
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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.
The Executive is the greatest common divisor of a diverse society.
From Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington by Gilbert, Clinton W. (Clinton Wallace)
