lowest common denominator

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Noun

lowest common denominator (plural lowest common denominators)

1. (mathematics) The smallest positive integer which is a multiple of every denominator of several fractions.

   The lowest common denominator of $1/6$ and $3/10$ is 30.

2. (figuratively) The most simple or base shared interest or characteristic among a group or collection of people etc.

   Reality TV really is appealing to the lowest common denominator in audiences.

Translations

smallest multiple of several denominators

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 最小公分母 (cmn) (zuìxiǎo gōng fēnmǔ)

• Czech: nejnižší společný jmenovatel (cs) m
• Danish: laveste fællesnævner (da) c
• Finnish: pienin yhteinen nimittäjä (fi)
• German: kleinster gemeinsamer Nenner m
• Hebrew: מכנה משותף מינימלי (he) (mékháné hameshutáf minimáli) m

• Icelandic: minnsti samnefnari (is) m
• Macedonian: најмал заеднички содржател (mk) (nájmal zaédnički sodržátel) m
• Polish: najniższy wspólny mianownik m
• Portuguese: mínimo denominador comum (pt) m
• Romanian: cel mai mic divizor comun (ro)
• Swedish: minsta gemensamma nämnare (sv)
• Turkish: en küçük ortak kat (tr), ortak katların en küçüğü (tr)

most simple shared interest

• Danish: laveste fællesnævner (da) c
• Finnish: pienin yhteinen nimittäjä (fi)
• Hebrew: הגורם המשותף הנמוך ביותר (he) (hagorém hameshutáf hanamúkh beyotér) m

• Macedonian: најмал заеднички содржател (mk) (nájmal zaédnički sodržátel) m
• Swedish: minsta gemensamma nämnare (sv) c

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• Spanish: mínimo común denominador m