lowest common denominator noun
lowest common denominator
noun
Learner's definition of LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR
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1
mathematics : the smallest number that can be divided exactly by all the numbers below the lines in a group of two or more fractions(数学)最小公分母 — called also (US) least common denominator
2
disapproving —
used to say that the quality of something is poor because it is designed or intended to appeal to the largest possible number of people迎合大众的庸俗事物;大众趣味