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==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: least common [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denominator denominator]

*1: least common [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denominator denominator]

*2: something of small [[intellectual]] [[content]] designed to [[appeal]] to a lowbrow [[audience]]; also : such an audience  

*2: something of small [[intellectual]] [[content]] designed to [[appeal]] to a lowbrow [[audience]]; also : such an audience  

==Description==

==Description==

In [[mathematics]], the '''lowest common denominator''' or ''least common denominator'' (abbreviated ''LCD'') is the least common multiple of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denominator denominators] of a set of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulgar_fraction vulgar fractions]. It is the smallest positive [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integer integer] that is a multiple of each denominator in the set. The term has entered popular culture with a different non-mathematical [[meaning]] which indicates the least sophisticated element in a particular situation.

In [[mathematics]], the '''lowest common denominator''' or ''least common denominator'' (abbreviated ''LCD'') is the least common multiple of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denominator denominators] of a set of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulgar_fraction vulgar fractions]. It is the smallest positive [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integer integer] that is a multiple of each denominator in the set. The term has entered popular culture with a different non-mathematical [[meaning]] which indicates the least sophisticated element in a particular situation.

'Lowest common denominator' is often used as a [[figure of speech]] [[meaning]] the most basic, least sophisticated level of [[taste]], sensibility, or [[opinion]] among a group of people. The phrase also appears in other places, particularly in engineering, referring to the minimum requirements or common [[attributes]] between systems. This can be useful for making different systems [[compatible]], by taking the minimal amount of [[necessary]] features, allowing them to [[communicate]] or [[connect]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_denominator]

'Lowest common denominator' is often used as a [[figure of speech]] [[meaning]] the most basic, least sophisticated level of [[taste]], sensibility, or [[opinion]] among a group of people. The phrase also appears in other places, particularly in engineering, referring to the minimum requirements or common [[attributes]] between systems. This can be useful for making different systems [[compatible]], by taking the minimal amount of [[necessary]] features, allowing them to [[communicate]] or [[connect]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_denominator]

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