Definition
In a fraction, the number written at the bottom that shows how many equal parts the whole is divided into. In general use, it can mean a shared feature that different things or people have in common.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin *denominator* meaning 'one who names', from Latin *denominare* ('to name'). In math, it came to mean the 'naming part' of the fraction that defines the size of each part.
Kelly Says
The denominator doesn’t just sit at the bottom; it secretly decides the size of the pieces—thirds are bigger than tenths because 3 is smaller than 10. That’s why we also talk about a 'common denominator' in people: it’s the shared unit that lets us compare them.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማኅበረት
mahibere-tet
ARالعربية
مُخَصِّص
mukhaṣṣiṣ
CACatalà
d'enominador
deh-noh-mee-NAH-thohr
CSČeština
jmenovatel
yeh-meh-noh-tehl
ELΕλληνικά
παρανομαστής
pah-rah-noh-mah-stehs
ESEspañol
denominador
deh-noh-mee-NAH-thohr
FISuomi
nimittäjä
nee-mee-tah-yah
FRFrançais
dénommateur
deh-noh-mee-NAH-tehr
HAHA
mai bayyana
mah-ee bah-yah-nah
HEעברית
מספר
mah-seh-fehr
HUMagyar
nevező
neh-veh-zoh
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyebut
peh-nyeh-booht
IGIG
onye na-akọ
oh-nyeh nah-ah-koh
ITItaliano
denominatore
deh-noh-mee-NAH-toh-reh
KKKK
жалғауыш
zhal-gau-esh
MSBahasa Melayu
penyebut
peh-nyeh-booht
MYမြန်မာ
အပိုင်းအစ
ah-pine-ah-tsah
NLNederlands
noemer
NOH-ehr
PLPolski
mianownik
mee-ah-NOH-vnee-kh
PTPortuguês
denominador
deh-noh-mee-NAH-thohr
RORomână
numitor
noo-mee-tohr
RUРусский
знаменатель
zna-mee-NAH-tehl
SVSvenska
nämnare
nehm-NAH-reh
SWKiswahili
kielelezo
kee-eh-leh-zoh
TAதமிழ்
பகுதி
pah-goo-thee
TLTL
tagapagpahayag
tah-gah-pahg-pah-hah-yag
UKУкраїнська
знаменник
zna-meh-nik
VITiếng Việt
tử số
too soh
ZUZU
umshumi
oom-shoo-mee