david wrote:
> > LCD = lowest common denominator
> ^^^^^^
>
> Should be "least". I still remember when my 3rd grade teacher derided the
> imprecise use of terms other than "greatest" and "least" for describing
> numbers.
>
> > http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=lcd&r=67
>
> See your own link.
did you check the link? the first entry only expands the
abbreviation, the third entry provides the full explanation:
least common denominator
n. Abbr. lcd
The least common multiple of the denominators of a set
of fractions: The least common denominator of 1/3 and
1/4 is 12. Also called lowest common denominator.
> nitpicking-ly yr's
if you're gonna nitpick, you could at least do it right ;-)
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