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Definition of divisor noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

divisor

noun
 
/dɪˈvaɪzə(r)/
 
/dɪˈvaɪzər/
 (mathematics)
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  1. a number by which another number is divided compare dividend (4)Topics Maths and measurementc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from French diviseur or Latin divisor, from dividere ‘force apart, remove’.
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