divisor
noun/dɪˈvaɪzə(r)/
/dɪˈvaɪzər/
(mathematics)- a number by which another number is divided compare dividend (4)Topics Maths and measurementc2Word Originlate Middle English: from French diviseur or Latin divisor, from dividere ‘force apart, remove’.
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