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Definition of divisor :
The number by which the dividend is divided.
Synonyms:
component, broker, ingredient, element, arithmetic progression, Arabic numeral, computation, base, cistron, constituent, common factor, constant, agent, gene, common multiple
mathematics (part of speech: noun)
geometry, algorithm, integral, differential calculus, dividend, reciprocal, numerator, multiplicand, root, algebra, trigonometry, arithmetic, denominator, radix, coefficient, square root, cube, logarithm, quadratics, antilogarithm, minuend, calculus, multiplier, exponent, subtrahend, fraction, increment, factor, quotient, formula, multiplicator, cube root, modulus, power, multiple, index
Usage examples:
- Therefore, 179 is the divisor we want, which always leaves a remainder 164 in the case of the original numbers given. - "Amusements in Mathematics", Henry Ernest Dudeney.
- Or, what is worse, suppose you encourage her to study the Greatest Common Divisor? - "A Kentucky Cardinal", James Lane Allen.
- I have known many thousands of human beings, and none but teachers ever have the least use for the Greatest Common Divisor. - "A Kentucky Cardinal", James Lane Allen.
