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the lowest common denominator
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the lowest common denominator
the large number of people in society who will accept low-quality products and entertainment The problem with so much television is that it aims at the lowest common denominator.
See also: common, low
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He pointed out, "After being officially charged to form the government, Saleh will start consultating with political blocs to reach common denominator to name nominees to the new cabinet's ministerial posts.
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Take a fraction, convert the numerator and the denominator to their number names, count the letters, convert the sums to their number names, count the letters, etc.
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The dumbing down of Christmas is a kind of lowest common denominator, an embarrassment of why Britain has come to where it is" - Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, the Bishop of Rochester.
They say by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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