common multiple
1Common multiple — Common Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low …
2common multiple — Multiple Mul ti*ple, n. (Math.) A quantity containing another quantity an integral number of times without a remainder. [1913 Webster] Note: A {common multiple} of two or more numbers contains each of them a number of times exactly; thus, 24 is a …
3common multiple — n. Math. a number or quantity evenly divisible by each element of a given set [12 is a common multiple of the set 2, 3, 4, 6] …
4common multiple — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms common multiple : singular common multiple plural common multiples maths a number that can be divided exactly by two or more other numbers. 12 is a common multiple of 2, 3, and 4 …
5common multiple — /kɒmən ˈmʌltəpəl/ (say komuhn multuhpuhl) noun Mathematics an integer divisible by two or more given integers. The least common multiple (or lowest common multiple) is the smallest common multiple of a set of integers …
6common multiple — noun Date: circa 1823 a multiple of each of two or more numbers or expressions < 90 is a common multiple of 6 and 10 > …
7common multiple — com′mon mul′tiple n. math. a number that is a multiple of all the numbers of a given set: 36 is a common multiple of 2, 3, and 4[/ex] • Etymology: 1885–90 …
8common multiple — Math. a number that is a multiple of all the numbers of a given set. [1885 90] * * * …
9common multiple — noun an integer that is a multiple of two or more other integers • Hypernyms: ↑integer, ↑whole number …
10least common multiple — Multiple Mul ti*ple, n. (Math.) A quantity containing another quantity an integral number of times without a remainder. [1913 Webster] Note: A {common multiple} of two or more numbers contains each of them a number of times exactly; thus, 24 is a …
