DIVISOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does divisor mean? 

• DIVISOR (noun)
  The noun DIVISOR has 2 senses:

1. one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer

2. the number by which a dividend is divided

  Familiarity information: DIVISOR used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIVISOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

divisor; factor

Context example:

what are the 4 factors of 6?

Hypernyms ("divisor" is a kind of...):

integer; whole number (any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "divisor"):

prime factor (the prime factors of a quantity are all of the prime quantities that will exactly divide the given quantity)

equivalent-binary-digit factor (the average number of binary digits needed to express one radix digit in a numeration system that is not binary; on the average a number that can be expressed in N decimal digits takes 3.3N binary digits)

common divisor; common factor; common measure (an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The number by which a dividend is divided

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("divisor" is a kind of...):

number (a concept of quantity involving zero and units)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "divisor"):

denominator (the divisor of a fraction)

aliquot; aliquot part (an integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity)

aliquant; aliquant part (an integer that is not an exact divisor of some quantity)

 Context examples 

The divisor of a fraction.

(Denominator, NCI Thesaurus)