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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.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

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

Origin of numerator

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

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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Word Origin and History for numerator

numerator

n.

1540s, from Late Latin numerator "counter, numberer," agent noun from numerat-, past participle stem of numerare "to count, number," from numerus "a number" (see number (n.)).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Science 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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Culture 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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