denominator

denominator
noun
  1. (Mathematics)the number below the line in a vulgar fraction; a divisor
    (数)分母
    ■a figure representing the total population in terms of which statistical values are expressed
    统计基准(一个代表总人口量的数字,根据这一数字来表示其他各种统计数值)
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from French dénominateur or medieval Latin denominator, from denominare 'to name' (see denominate)
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