Divisor

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Divisor \Di*vi"sor\, n. [L., fr. dividere. See {Divide}.]
     (Math.)
     The number by which the dividend is divided.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Common divisor}. (Math.) See under {Common}, a.


        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  divisor
       n 1: one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into
            another integer; "what are the 4 factors of 6?" [syn: {factor}]
       2: the number by which a dividend is divided

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  divisor
       
          A quantity that evenly divides another quantity.
       
          Unless otherwise stated, use of this term implies that the
          quantities involved are integers.  (For non-integers, the more
          general term {factor} may be more appropriate.)
       
           Example: 3 is a divisor of 15.
           Example: 3 is not a divisor of 14.
       
          (1997-03-07)