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divisor
- /dɪˈvaɪ.zə(ɹ)/ UK
- /dɪˈvaɪ.zɚ/ US
Sounds like diviser · Rhymes with -aɪzə(ɹ)
noun divisors
- In an expression involving division, the number by which another number is being divided. In "42 ÷ 3" the divisor is the 3.
- An integer that divides another integer an integral number of times, the former being called a divisor of the latter. 10 is a divisor of 100, but not of 101.
- A ring element which can be multiplied (by some other ring element) to yield a third ring element, the first being called a divisor of the third. If the ring is noncommutative, then one specifies whether a divisor is left, right, or two-sided.
- An element of the free abelian group on the points of the space.
- A Weil divisor: an element of the free abelian group on the codimension-1 subvarieties (or subschemes).
- A Cartier divisor; see Cartier divisors on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Talk about this word "divisor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/divisor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. divisor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/divisor "divisor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/divisor.Cite this
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