lowest common denominator

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Singular
lowest common denominator

Plural
lowest common denominators

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.

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smallest multiple of several denominators
most simple shared interest
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