Sentences with phrase «least common denominator»

The thesis of this book is that the Cambridge Platonists, among others, minimized dogma, ritual, and intellection in the hope of constructing a democratic, least common denominator religion, consequently contributing to the Augustan culture in which religion becomes the handmaiden of social conduct, «morality with frosting.»

The ratio of one of these expressed pigments to the other falls between 60 % and 70 %, a range of fractions more difficult to express as simple rational numbers, due to a larger least common denominator, than the other measurable ratios among the cells which compose the eye.

However, as terabytes are now becoming a new latest least common denominator, and their cost falls to under $ 100 per million eBooks, there is no reason a personal computer is not apersonal library for all intents and purposes.

In each of these cases Wood's proposal is consistent with acknowledgment of pluralism because the proposal assumes no universal structure in «human nature» — neither a universal structure of «reason» nor one of «consciousness» — to which these pluralisms could be reduced as to a least common denominator.

In order to reach such an optimistic conclusion, the authors sometimes use the least common denominator to define religion, enabling them to detect religious overtones in settings as diverse as a «Jello wrestling» contest between the dean of students and the college chaplain and the crowning of a homecoming queen.

The mechanistic view conceived of reality as consisting in the least common denominator — a non-living, non-valuing and non-mental particle.

I really think these numbers might be arbitrary and are created by doctors as a least common denominator of sorts.

While American Antifa has some differences, this is their least common denominator.

A least common denominator of sorts could be: «treat others as you would wish to be treated»!

The least common denominator would remain the smartphone as their use case is more similar to wearables.

From my experience, the latter scenario is more frequent - eLearning designers used to seek «the least common denominator» building courses for people of the lowest skills.

We as parents and as a nation can no longer tolerate the «least common denominator» outcomes that we keep getting from our education system.

This means we sometimes need to make choices of the least common denominator vs. separate files for individual vendors.

Can't have it looking too much better than the least common denominator.

We aren't beholden to a marketing department or a single publisher to make the least common denominator drivel that passes for games today, so we hope, over time, to create something really unique with our community.

Glitter has come to signify desire at its least common denominator.

Try to find a least common denominator on the science, rather than trying to convince people the physics is arguable.

It is also very important to understand that this panel's report is the least common denominator — what all the world's countries and leaders will accept.

The Office team also has opted not to go the «least common denominator» route with Office.

It is not a new solution, but it should be seen more as a least common denominator.»

Bitcoin will naturally converge upon the least common denominator of human consensus - that which is beneficial (or at least not harmful) to the greatest subset of participants.

And remember, your resume is going to be viewed by many people, so if you use a unique color, while some people may appreciate it - others won't - so it is wise to focus on the least common denominator which is the white resume.