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.

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

Words related to numerator

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

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British Dictionary definitions for numerator

numerator
/ (ˈnjuːməˌreɪtə) /

noun

maths the dividend of a fraction the numerator of 7/8 is 7 Compare denominator
a person or thing that numbers; enumerator

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.

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.)