The success of the film demonstrates the denominator of public taste. 这部电影的成功表明了大众口味的平均水平
After cancellation, the factor is still present in the denominator. 相消后该因子仍存在于分母中。
The real trick is to steadily reduce the denominator at the same time. 真正的窍门是,同时要稳定地缩小分母.
denominator
[ noun ] the divisor of a fraction <noun.quantity>
Denominator \De*nom"i*na`tor\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]nominateur.] 1. One who, or that which, gives a name; origin or source of a name.
This opinion that Aram . . . was the father and denomination of the Syrians in general. --Sir W. Raleigh.
2. (Arith.) That number placed below the line in common fractions which shows into how many parts the integer or unit is divided.
Note: Thus, in 3/5, 5 is the denominator, showing that the integer is divided into five parts; and the numerator, 3, shows how many parts are taken.
3. (Alg.) That part of any expression under a fractional form which is situated below the horizontal line signifying division.
Note: In this sense, the denominator is not necessarily a number, but may be any expression, either positive or negative, real or imaginary. --Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.)
{common denominator} a number which can divide either of two or more other numbers without leaving a remainder in any of the divisions; as, 2 and 4 are common denominators of 12 and 28..
{greatest common denominator} the largest {common denominator} of two or more numbers; as, 9 is the greatest common denominator of 18 and 27.. [PJC]
"We are not going to regulate to the lowest common denominator," he said.
Rockoff said as New Jersey investigators explore the range of hate crimes, the common denominator is music that riles the worst instincts.
"A common denominator of these organizations, however, is greed _ their relentless pursuit of money," Thornburgh said.
The bottom line of the complex decision-making process brought into existence has been to subject economic policy to a minimum common denominator of compromises, in fact diluting the authority of the government to control the budget.
The common denominator in all the strikes, some of which have resulted in bloody street clashes with riot police, is a demand for higher pay to help workers deal with the inflation.
Anita Fokkema, who works for Greenpeace in Brussels, says the real risk is that the EC will hold back progress in the greener states and impose the lowest common denominator among the 12 members.
There are legitimate worries that the ESCB would conduct monetary policy at the level of the lowest common denominator, giving all of Europe inflation, but the Germans are determined not to let that happen, or at least seem so.
Detectives are using computers in an effort to find a common denominator connecting more than 230 Antelope Valley residents who have received highly personalized extortion letters.
"Sears has the strange idea that they should abide by the lowest common denominator of consumer-protection behavior," says Susan Kassapian, a consumer advocate in the Department of Consumer Affairs.
Needless to say, it is this scheduling based on the lowest common denominator approach which holds out the greatest commercial potential, a fact which the station founders acknowledge.
In this city of contrasts, fear is the common denominator.
It is often the lowest common denominator between two machines that are trying to communicate.
It is ranked atop the current list of voter concerns, it figured in the last campaign, and it may be the common denominator issue in next year's congressional elections.
Using that denominator, British Air's stake would be 35%.
It's a way of making friends because music is a common denominator." Music is also a way to reminisce through that special song that tugs at romantics' hearts or makes an old man tap his toes.
Tax increases and budget woes, not incumbency alone, are the common denominator for governors in trouble.