divisor

CEFRB1

/dɪˈvaɪ.zə(ɹ)/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A number by which another number is divided.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An integer that divides another integer an integral number of times, the former being called a divisor of the latter.

Examples

  • Premodernism was the divisor of the waters between these two movements.

  • The greatest common divisor of six and ten is two.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
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Parts of speech
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. In an expression involving division, the number by which another number is being divided.

  2. Any of several kinds of formal object associated to an algebraic variety, scheme, etc., which play a role similar to that of homology or cohomology groups in the study of topological spaces.

  3. An element of the free abelian group on the points of the space.

More examples

In context

  • 10 is a divisor of 100, but not of 101.

  • In "42 ÷ 3" the divisor is the 3.

  • The positive divisors of 6 are 1, 2, 3 and 6.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

To find the remaining value, divide the dividend by the blank.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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