divisor

/dɪˈvaɪzə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈvaɪzər/ (ame, ipa) · /də-ˈvī-zər/ (ame, mw)

divisor — noun

  • divisorsingular
  • divisorsplural

1. the number that you use to divide another number in a division problem

1.名詞B2
釋義

the number that you use to divide another number in a division problem

例句

In the math problem 24 divided by 6, the divisor is 6.

pattern: X divided by Y

Gabriel checked the divisor before solving the long-division problem.

文法句型

divisor + of + number

change the divisor from A to B

用法筆記

Used mainly in math classes, textbooks, and worked examples. In everyday speech, people often say 'the number you divide by' instead of using divisor.

常見錯誤

In 20 divided by 5, 20 is the divisor.
In 20 divided by 5, 5 is the divisor.
💡the divisor is the number you divide by, not the number being divided.
The divisor in 24 divided by 6 equals 4.
The divisor in 24 divided by 6 equals 6.
💡4 is the answer, not the number doing the dividing.