numerator
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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How to use numerator in a sentence
When N was 2 the numerator was 3, and when N was 3 the numerator was 16.
Multiplying the numerator and denominator inside the summation by a factor of N!
Now anyone who’s mathematically minded would say, that seems weird because you have a unit in the numerator that’s different than the unit in the denominator.
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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 simplest arithmetician could see that the nought "went into" the numerator an infinite number of times.
Dodo's Daughter | E. F. BensonMultiply 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 BurroughsAnnex one or more ciphers to the numerator and divide by the denominator.
Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 | Barkham BurroughsThe numerator of the third is the sum of the numerators of the first and second, its denominator, the sum of the two denominators.
Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; From Seed to Leaf | Jane H. NewellThe 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
/ (ˈnjuːməˌreɪtə) /
maths the dividend of a fraction: the numerator of 7/8 is 7 Compare denominator
a person or thing that numbers; enumerator
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Scientific definitions for 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
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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