Numerator

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(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:30:22

Nu"mer*a"tor (?), n. [L. numerator: cf. F. num'erateur.]

1.

One who numbers.

2. Math.

The term in a fraction which indicates the number of fractional units that are taken.

⇒ In a vulgar fraction the numerator is written above a line; thus, in the fraction 5/9 (five ninths) 5 is the numerator; in a decimal fraction it is the number which follows the decimal point. See Fraction.

 

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