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lowest terms

plural noun

, Mathematics.
  1. the form of a fraction after dividing the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor.


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Example Sentences

Impressions reduced themselves to their lowest terms—movement and noise.

Reduced to its lowest terms, organized play is thus recognized as a convenient substitute for misconduct.

The chief-of-staff reviews the incoming and outgoing correspondence and reduces it to its lowest terms.

Reduced to its lowest terms, his situation lay in his words to the little chasseur.

And is there any need that life, for the humble laborer, should be reduced in this rich land to its lowest terms?

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