common denominator

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Noun

common denominator (plural common denominators)

1. (mathematics) Any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions.

   least common denominator

   lowest common denominator

2. (by extension, figurative) A trait or attribute that is shared by all members of some category.
   • 2025 October 13, Ben Fisher, “Unflappable, indispensable: centurion Ben Davies is the glue that holds Wales together”, in The Guardian‎^[1], archived from the original on 18 October 2026:

     It is a story that chimes with Davies’s down-to-earth and uber-professional character, the common denominator in conversations when those who know him best discuss the Wales defender poised to win his 100th cap in Monday’s World Cup qualifier against Belgium.

Derived terms

• greatest common denominator

Translations

any integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions

• Asturian: denominador común m
• Azerbaijani: ümumi məxrəc, ortaq məxrəc
• Bulgarian: общ знамена́тел m (obšt znamenátel)
• Catalan: denominador comú m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 公分母 (zh) (gōngfēnmǔ)

• Danish: fællesnævner
• Finnish: yhteinen nimittäjä
• French: dénominateur commun (fr) m
• Galician: denominador común m
• Greek: κοινός παρονομαστής m (koinós paronomastís)
• Hungarian: közös nevező (hu)
• Icelandic: samnefnari m
• Italian: denominatore comune m
• Japanese: 公分母 (kōbumbo)
• Macedonian: заеднички содржател m (zaednički sodržatel)
• Manx: co-ennymeyr m, co-enmysser m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: fellesnevner m

  Nynorsk: fellesnemnar m

• Persian: مخرج مشترک (fa) sg (maxraj-moštarak)
• Polish: wspólny mianownik m
• Portuguese: denominador comum m
• Romanian: numitor comun (ro) m
• Russian: о́бщий знамена́тель m (óbščij znamenátelʹ)
• Spanish: denominador común m
• Swedish: gemensam nämnare c
• Ukrainian: спі́льний знаме́нник m (spílʹnyj znaménnyk)
• Vietnamese: mẫu số chung, mẫu chung

trait or attribute that is shared by all members of some category

• Bulgarian: общ знамена́тел m (obšt znamenátel)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 共同特徵 / 共同特征 (gòngtóng tèzhēng)

• Finnish: yhteinen tekijä
• French: dénominateur commun (fr) m
• Hungarian: közös nevező (hu)
• Macedonian: заеднички содржател m (zaednički sodržatel)
• Polish: wspólny mianownik m