1.
[syn: divisor, factor]
2. the number by which a dividend is divided;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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:
divisor, factor]
2: the number by which a dividend is divided
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
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)