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divisor

divisor

1 6.1
A number that splits another number exactly into equal parts
  • noun
  • /dɪˈvaɪzər/
  • Specialized
: divisor
  • When dividing 20 by 5, the number 5 is the divisor because it divides into 20 without leaving a remainder.
  • a common divisor

A nice test for a practical number though, is you can't just test the prime divisors.

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Examples

  • Basic division facts included problems in which the divisor and quotient are single-digit numbers (e.g., 0 to 81) (Silbert et al., 1990).

    Academic text (2002)

  • What would the trivial divisors of integer N be?

  • So if we take the greatest common divisor of the orders, we get one.

  • You take your remainder and you and you put it below your divisor or above your divisor.

  • The remainder is then computed by multiplying the quotient by the divisor and subtracting it from the dividend.

    Academic text (1994)

  • In mathematics, a number that can evenly divide another number is called a divisor.

  • The teacher explained that every number has at least two divisors: itself and one, making them essential in understanding divisors.

Synonyms

factor
vsdivisor
  • Specialized
22 2.8

A number that divides another number exactly

focuses on dividing exactly rather than on multiplication use
aliquot
vsdivisor
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A number that divides another number exactly with no leftover

is the general mathematical term rather than the specialist label
aliquot part
vsdivisor
  • Specialized
9.9

A whole number that divides another number exactly with no remainder

is the same idea but can mean any number not only whole integers

Compounds

common divisor
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A number that divides two or more whole numbers leaving nothing left

greatest common divisor
  • Specialized
1 5.5

The biggest whole number that divides two or more numbers exactly

Surface Forms

divisor singular
divisors plural

Morphology

divisor = divide (transparent) = divide + or

Standard noun formation from the verb 'divide' with '-or' yielding an agent/instrument meaning 'one or thing that divides', directly matching the mathematical sense.

Etymology

Divisor comes from the Latin word dividere, which means 'to divide'. So a divisor is literally 'something that divides', and in math it is the number that splits another number into equal parts.