denominator

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"The status quo approach has produced one glaring common denominator, that is that we have a problem that is growing worse not better," she said in explaining her support for the bill.

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  1. noun Mathematics The expression written below the line in a common fraction that indicates the number of parts into which one whole is divided.
  2. noun A common trait or characteristic.
  3. noun An average level or standard: The success of the film demonstrates the denominator of public taste.

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  • "It is not new that in such forums there is always an attempt to reach of the lowest common denominator which is Israel bashing," he said in Jerusalem. —  Winds Of Jihad By SheikYerMami
  • The end result of all this is what finally shipped: the lowest common denominator, the simplest and least controversial option. —  Valhalla Island
  • There is a common denominator, which is the decline of the profession of journalism, the rise of news as entertainment, and the Stockholm Syndrome of media, in which far too much of the press become prisoners of those they cover, creating insider clubs from which the vast majority of Americans are excluded. —  The Smirking Chimp - News And Commentary from the Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy
  • "The Treasurer says it's the best practice in Australia; it's the best practice of the lowest common denominator, and whether it's even that, well, you'd have to wait for the detail," said Ms Law. —  Latest News - Yahoo!7 News
  • Through disparate calls to action, however, the common denominator was anger at America's trajectory and a desire to change it.
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  1. = French dé-nominateur = Spanish Portuguese denominador = Italian denomi-natore, from New Latin denominator, from Latin denominare, name: see denominate.
 

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/dəˈnɑmɪneɪtər/
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