greatest common denominator
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English
35
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
9
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
A set of characteristics that most instances of a category have in common; a model based on a set of characteristics optimized to fit or appeal to the majority or a plurality of people in a population, or of a set of possible situations.
Example Sentences
- "The education system is designed for the greatest common denominator, but high-IQ children are left behind."
Inflected Forms
greatest common denominators (plural)