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divisor

Definitions of divisor
  1. noun
    a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
    synonyms: separador
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    types:
    mamparo
    a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments
    muro, pared
    an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
    retablo
    a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table
    aguilón, faldón, gablete, hastial
    the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof
    type of:
    construcción, estructura
    a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
  2. noun
    the number by which a dividend is divided
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    types:
    denominador
    the divisor of a fraction
    type of:
    número
    a concept of quantity involving zero and units
  3. noun
    one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
    synonyms: factor
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    types:
    factor común
    an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly
    type of:
    entero, número entero
    any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero
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