divisor

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪ.ˈvaɪ.zə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /dI."vaI.z@(r\)/
• (US) enPR: dĭ-vīʹ-zər, IPA: /dɨ.ˈvaɪ.zɚ/, SAMPA: /dI."vaI.z@`/
• Rhymes: -aɪzə(r)

Noun

divisor (plural divisors)

1. (arithmetic) A number or expression that another is to be divided by.

   In "42 ÷ 3" the divisor is the 3.

2. An integer that divides another integer an integral number of times.

   The positive divisors of 6 are 1, 2 and 3.

Translations

arithmetic: a number or expression

Armenian: բաժանարար (hy) (bažanarar) Bulgarian: делител (bg) m. Czech: dělitel (cs) m. Dutch: deler (nl) m. Esperanto: divizoro (eo) Finnish: jakaja (fi) German: Divisor (de) Icelandic: deilir (is) m.

Italian: divisore (it) Japanese: 除数 (josū) Macedonian: делител (mk) Norwegian: divisor (no) Polish: dzielnik (pl) m. Romanian: divizor (ro) m. Russian: делитель (ru) (delítel') m. Spanish: divisor (es)

See also

• division: (dividend) ÷ (divisor) = (quotient)
• denominator

Anagrams

• viroids

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Latin

Noun

dīvīsor (genitive dīvīsōris); m, third declension

1. divider
2. distributor (especially of bribes)

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	dīvīsor	dīvīsōrēs
genitive	dīvīsōris	dīvīsōrum
dative	dīvīsōrī	dīvīsōribus
accusative	dīvīsōrem	dīvīsōrēs
ablative	dīvīsōre	dīvīsōribus
vocative	dīvīsor	dīvīsōrēs