English Dictionary: Divisor | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Divisor \Di*vi"sor\, n. [L., fr. dividere. See {Divide}.] (Math.) The number by which the dividend is divided. {Common divisor}. (Math.) See under {Common}, a. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
divisor A quantity that evenly divides another quantity. Unless otherwise stated, use of this term implies that the quantities involved are integers. (For non-integers, the more general term {factor} may be more appropriate.) Example: 3 is a divisor of 15. Example: 3 is not a divisor of 14. (1997-03-07) |