lowest common denominator

Domain: Universal Words

Part of speech: noun

1 (mathematics) (abbreviation LCD) the smallest number that the bottom numbers of a group of FRACTIONS can be divided into exactly 2 (disapproving) something that is simple enough to seem interesting to, or to be understood by, the highest number of people in a particular group; the sort of people who are least intelligent or accept sth that is of low quality: The school syllabus seems aimed at the lowest common denominator.

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lowest common denominatorEnglish›ChineseGetWord Corpus lowest common denominatorEnglish›ChineseMain Dictionary

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