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denominator

[dih-nom-uh-ney-ter] / dɪˈnɒm əˌneɪ tər /
NOUN
common denominator
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Under this scenario, if the stock’s forward P/E remains the same, it means the stock price has risen because the valuation denominator has increased.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

I found, unsurprisingly, that the steps people have taken vary quite significantly, but they all have one common denominator: The greens are cooked—in more ways than one.

From Slate Jul. 17, 2026

"You don't count medical aid in terms of trucks and pallets; that's not a denominator we use," said the WHO's Reinhilde Van de Weerdt.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Idol: I saw that band Geese the other day — they’re not playing to the lowest common denominator at all.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2026

All of these expressions, but especially 0/0, could take on any value you desire them to have, depending on the functions you put in the numerator and denominator.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Surely we can point to numerous reasons but one of the more common denominators of our great heritage, for generation upon generation, was our appreciation for “the value of honest labor.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 2026

Now that fires from Pacific Palisades to Altadena to Castaic have finally subsided, thousands upon thousands of residents are returning to a life dispossessed of its least common denominators.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 7, 2025

There are some common denominators causing stress on the system that will take radical reform to tackle.

From BBC Oct. 24, 2024

Expanding our knowledge of sleep behaviors across the animal kingdom, sleep researchers note, could reveal common denominators of what the behavior is for at the most basic level.

From Science Magazine Nov. 29, 2023

Cool Hand Luke, Brubaker, The Shawshank Redemption, and many others paint melodramatic pictures of prison life that have some common denominators.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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