US /dɪˈvaɪzər/ UK /dɪˈvaɪzə/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a number by which another is divided

    To find the quotient, divide twenty by the divisor four.

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1 noun · a number by which another... factordenominatordivider
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Etymology

From Latin divisor ('one who divides'), an agent noun from dividere ('to divide').

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