numerator

[ noo-muh-rey-ter, nyoo- ]
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noun
  1. 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).

  2. a person or thing that numbers.

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Origin of numerator

1
1535–45; <Late Latin numerātor a counter, numberer, equivalent to Latin numerā(re) to number + -tor-tor

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British Dictionary definitions for numerator

numerator

/ (ˈnjuːməˌreɪtə) /


noun
  1. maths the dividend of a fraction: the numerator of 7/8 is 7 Compare denominator

  2. a person or thing that numbers; enumerator

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Scientific definitions for numerator

numerator

[ nōōmə-rā′tər ]


  1. 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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