lcm

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A form of least common multiple — The smallest positive integer which is divisible by (equivalently, is an integer multiple of) each of a specified finite set of integers.

Similar
mechanized landing craftlanding craft, mechanizedlanding craft mechanizedlanding craft for mechanizedlowest common multipleleast common multiple
Opposite
gcd
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Meanings

lcm1

nounlcm (plural lcms)

plural lcms

  1. abbreviationinitialismmathematicsInitialism of least common multiple.

LCM2

nounLCM (plural LCMs)

plural LCMs

  1. abbreviationinitialismmathematicsInitialism of least common multiple.
  2. abbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of landing craft, mechanized

    Synonyms: mechanized landing craft, landing craft, mechanized, landing craft mechanized, landing craft for mechanized

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers

Similar
lowest common multipleleast common multiple
Broader
multiple
Also see
least common multiplelowest common multiple

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Abbreviation.

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Translations

Danish mfm
  • mfminitialism for least common multiple
Finnish pyj
  • pyjinitialism for least common multiple
French PPCM
  • PPCMinitialism for least common multiple
German kgV
  • kgVinitialism for least common multiple
Greek ΕΚΠ
  • ΕΚΠ (EKP)initialism for least common multiple
Polish NWW
  • NWWinitialism for least common multiple
Russian НОК
  • НОК (NOK)initialism for least common multiple
Tagalog PLK
  • PLKinitialism for least common multiple
Turkish okek
  • okekinitialism for least common multiple
Vietnamese BCNN
  • BCNNinitialism for least common multiple

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

LMC
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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