dénominateur

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēnōminātor, which acquired the mathematical sense in the fifteenth century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.nɔ.mi.na.tœʁ/

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Noun

dénominateur m (plural dénominateurs)

1. (arithmetic) denominator (the number or expression written below the line in a fraction)

   Coordinate term: numérateur

Derived terms

• dénominateur commun

Derived terms

• dénominatif
• dénomination
• dénommer

See also

• fraction

Further reading

• “dénominateur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012