numerator

[ noo-muh-rey-ter, nyoo- ]

/ ˈnu məˌreɪ tər, ˈnyu- /

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noun

Arithmetic. the term of a fraction, usually above the line, that indicates the number of equal parts that are to be added together; the dividend placed over a divisor: The numerator of the fraction 2/3 is 2.Compare denominator (def. 1).

a person or thing that numbers.

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Origin of numerator

1535–45; <Late Latin numerātor a counter, numberer, equivalent to Latin numerā(re) to number + -tor-tor

Words nearby numerator

numeral, numeral system, numerary, numerate, numeration, numerator, numerical, numerical analysis, numerical aperture, numerical control, numerical identity

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How to use numerator in a sentence

For small values of x, the denominator was very close to 1, while the numerator was slightly less than 6.
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This time around, the two factors in each denominator canceled out with factors in the numerators in both the preceding and following fractions.
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The answer was to identify rational approximations of √10 that were greater than √10 and then check the squares of the numerator and denominator.
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The simplest arithmetician could see that the nought "went into" the numerator an infinite number of times.
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Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889|Barkham Burroughs
Annex one or more ciphers to the numerator and divide by the denominator.
Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889|Barkham Burroughs
The numerator of the third is the sum of the numerators of the first and second, its denominator, the sum of the two denominators.
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The sum of the numerator digits and the denominator digits will, of course, always be 45, and the "digital root" is 9.
Amusements in Mathematics|Henry Ernest Dudeney

British Dictionary definitions for numerator

numerator

/ (ˈnjuːməˌreɪtə) /

noun

maths the dividend of a fractionthe numerator of 7/8 is 7 Compare denominator

a person or thing that numbers; enumerator

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Scientific definitions for numerator

numerator

[ nōō′mə-rā′tər ]

A number written above or to the left of the line in a common fraction to indicate the number of parts of the whole. For example, 2 is the numerator in the fraction 27.

Cultural definitions for numerator

numerator

In mathematics, the number that appears on the top of a fraction. In the fraction 2/3, the numerator is 2. (Compare denominator.)

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