Denominator
Pronunciation: /dɪˈnɒm.əˌneɪ.tər/ Explain
A
fraction
has a
numerator
and a denominator.[2] The numerator is on top and the
denominator is on bottom. The numerator is divided by the denominator.
Mnemonic: Denominator down, numerator up.
References
- McAdams, David E.. All Math Words Dictionary, denominator. 2nd Classroom edition 20150108-4799968. pg 57. Life is a Story Problem LLC. January 8, 2015. Buy the book
- Oberg, Erik. Arithmetic Simplified. pg 21. www.archive.org. Industrial Press. 1914. Last Accessed 7/3/2018. http://www.archive.org/stream/arithmeticsimpli00oberrich#page/21/mode/1up/search/denominator. Buy the book
- Oberg, Erik. Elementary Algebra. pg 23. www.archive.org. Industrial Press. 1914. Last Accessed 7/3/2018. http://www.archive.org/stream/elementaryalgebr00oberrich#page/n26/mode/1up/search/denominator. Buy the book
More Information
- McAdams, David E.. Fraction. allmathwords.org. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. 3/12/2009. https://www.allmathwords.org/en/f/fraction.html.
Cite this article as:
McAdams, David E. Denominator. 12/21/2018. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. https://www.allmathwords.org/en/d/denominator.html.
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12/21/2018: Reviewed and corrected IPA pronunication. (
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7/4/2018: Removed broken links, updated license, implemented new markup, implemented new Geogebra protocol. (
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1/22/2010: Added "References", expanded discussion of the degree of a term with more than one variable, and corrected typo in final paragraph on degree of an equation. (
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