common denominator
common denominator
nounDefinition of COMMON DENOMINATOR
a point which two or more things share in common <the only common denominator between the novel and the movie allegedly based on it appears to be the name of the main character>
Synonyms commonality, common denominator, congruity, correspondence, parallel, resemblance, similitude
Near Antonyms difference, discrepancy; deviance, divergence, incongruence, incongruity; change, modification, variation
Antonyms dissimilarity
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