Divider vs. Divisor
Difference Between Divider and Divisor
Dividernoun
One that divides, especially a screen or other partition.
Divisornoun
The quantity by which another quantity, the dividend, is to be divided.
Dividernoun
Chiefly British A highway median strip.
Divisornoun
(arithmetic) A number or expression that another is to be divided by.
In "42 ÷ 3" the divisor is the 3.Dividernoun
A device resembling a compass, used for dividing lines and transferring measurements.
Divisornoun
An integer that divides another integer an integral number of times.
The positive divisors of 6 are 1, 2 and 3.Dividernoun
An object that separates.
Divisornoun
one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer;
what are the 4 factors of 6?Dividernoun
A piece of card placed in a ring binder to separate groups of documents.
Divisornoun
the number by which a dividend is divided
Dividernoun
A device resembling a drawing compass and used to transfer measurements of length.
Dividernoun
The median (US) or central reservation (UK) of a highway or other road where traffic in opposite directions are kept separated.
Dividernoun
A person who divides or separates.
Dividernoun
a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics
Dividernoun
a person who separates something into parts or groups
Dividernoun
a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
