Meaning

(arithmetic) In an expression involving division, the number by which another number is being divided..

Definitions by Sense

1. (arithmetic) In an expression involving division, the number by which another number is being divided.
2. An integer that divides another integer an integral number of times, the former being called a divisor of the latter.
3. (mathematics, algebraic geometry) Any of several kinds of formal object associated to an algebraic variety, scheme, etc., which play a role similar to that of homology or cohomology groups in the study of topological spaces.

Example Sentences

In "42 ÷ 3" the divisor is the 3.

10 is a divisor of 100, but not of 101.

The positive divisors of 6 are 1, 2, 3 and 6.

Word Forms

• divisors

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Use divisor when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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