numerator
[noo-muh-rey-ter, nyoo-]
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.
RELATED WORDS
sum, total, figure, statistic, count, digit, emblem, prime, symbol, character, sign, cipher, cardinal, fraction, representation, numeral, ordinal, googol, integer, denominator
Origin of numerator
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There was a numerator, and that was Hugh; there was a nought below and that was she.
Dodo's DaughterE. F. Benson
The denominator of decimals is never written, the dot placed before the first figure of the numerator expressing its value.
A vulgar fraction is reduced to a decimal by dividing the numerator (increased sufficiently with ciphers) by the denominator.
One factor in the numerator and one in the denominator make a “pair” of factors.
Turning and BoringFranklin D. Jones
It is indicated at the extreme right of the numerator in the classification.
The Science of FingerprintsFederal Bureau of Investigation
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