divisor
Collocations
3ADJ.
common, greatest, whole
DIVISOR + NOUN
integers, waters
PREP.
between
Definitions
noun
In an expression involving division, the number by which another number is being divided.
In "42 ÷ 3" the divisor is the 3.
An integer that divides another integer an integral number of times, the former being called a divisor of the latter.
10 is a divisor of 100, but not of 101.
The positive divisors of 6 are 1, 2, 3 and 6.
An integer that divides another integer an integral number of times, the former being called a divisor of the latter.
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.
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.
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noun — one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into
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6In "42 ÷ 3" the divisor is the 3.
Wiktionary10 is a divisor of 100, but not of 101.
WiktionaryThe positive divisors of 6 are 1, 2, 3 and 6.
WiktionaryPremodernism was the divisor of the waters between these two movements.
Tatoeba · #8625054The Euclidean algorithm serves not only to determine the greatest common divisor between two whole numbers, but also to solve Diophantine equations.
Tatoeba · #9120119The Euclidean algorithm serves not only to determine the greatest common divisor between two integers, but also to solve Diophantine equations.
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