least common multiple

Questions about least common multiple

What is another word for least common multiple?

It depends which least common multiple you mean. In the sense “the smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers”, the synonyms are lowest common multiple, lcm. Across all 1 sense there are 2 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of least common multiple?

WordNet records no antonym for least common multiple. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for least common multiple come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of least common multiple

• Full entry for least common multipleAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for least common multipleWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
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