denominator
Example Sentences
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As earnings estimates fall, valuation multiples can rise because the denominator of the price-to-earnings ratio shrinks, Sagal said.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
“In every case where a customer got into trouble, the common denominator was that the contractor didn’t obtain a permit,” said Feinberg.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
If Gellar didn’t have such a spellbinding screen presence, one might think she was the common denominator factor in all of these failed series.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
Sports, at its finest, can act as a cultural common denominator for our ever-fractious and divided polity.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
Because he thinks Facebook is the lowest common denominator of social discourse.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
Vocabulary lists containing denominator
Arithmetic
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Latin Love, Vol II: nominare
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Number and Operations: Fractions
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