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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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Words related to numerator

figure, statistic, sum, total, cardinal, character, cipher, count, decimal, denominator, digit, emblem, folio, fraction, googol, integer, numeral, ordinal, prime, representation

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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.
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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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