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- least vs. lowest - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The superlative form of low is, in fact, lowest Low, lower, lowest are all intended to define either altitude height or rank order Least is the superlative of less, or combined with adjectives to make their superlative "Least attractive," for example Least can also mean smallest
- idioms - What does “the lowest common denominator” mean in the context . . .
The term lowest (or least) common denominator (LCD) of a set of whole numbers (i e , non-zero integers) is the smallest whole number that each member of the set divides evenly Mathematically, this means that the LCD includes all the factors of each member of the set, but in the vernacular, it means the smallest thing that a group of people
- How are least, lowest, and fewest used differently?
Far from "fewest number" being the most correct construction, indeed I believe it to be incorrect I say this because "fewest" refers to the members of the smallest group under discussion not the size of the number used to count them
- mathematics - Why do we say lowest common denominator when we mean . . .
The “lowest common denominator” is the denominator that it is most practical or easiest to use when summing or comparing fractions In the analogy, the “lowest common denominator” is the trait or theme that is most practical or easiest to take advantage of or use
- What does to be the lowest common denominator mean?
There are other possible denominators, such as 12, but 6 is the lowest This concept has been carried over to non-mathematical fields In that context, the lowest common denominator generally means the simplest thing that all involved parties have in common that can accomplish a goal
- Lowest vs. lowermost - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
OALD has no entry for lowermost Actually this means you don't need the word Collins and TFD (The Free Dictionary) have an entry for lowermost meaning lowest So lowermost is just a variant for lowest, and the question is whether such a variant is necessary at all Ngrams shows that the frequency of lowermost is extremely low Link
- Is being low on the totem pole good or bad?
I study and carve Northwest Coast design or what you call totemic designs My family comes from the region as well The phrase "low man on the totem pole" is indeed taken the wrong way all the time The most revered or "main" character of the story being told is the lowest or closest to earth You want to show respect by it being closest to you
- Does English have words to describe the lowest rank member of society . . .
The lowest-ranking person in society might be a serf:-a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another or perhaps a churl:-a A ceorl b A medieval English peasant Slightly higher in the pecking order would be a villein:-
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