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common denominator

  1. a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions 10 is a common denominator of and
  2. a characteristic, element, etc. held in common

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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