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

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Example sentences from the Web for numerator

Multiplying the numerator and denominator by the same number does not alter the value of the fraction.
Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education|Ontario Ministry of Education
Where plus or minus signs occur in the numerator or denominator, brackets or a vinculum is used.
Popular scientific lectures|Ernst Mach
If the numerator is a multiple of 5, the fraction represents twentieths.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5|Various
The fools are eternally trying to get happiness by multiplying the numerator, the wise divide the denominator.
21|Frank Crane

The 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. Newell

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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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.)

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.

单词	numerator
释义	numerator [ noo-muh-rey-ter, nyoo- ] / ˈnu məˌreɪ tər, ˈnyu- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR numerator ON THESAURUS.COM 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for numerator Multiplying the numerator and denominator by the same number does not alter the value of the fraction. Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education\|Ontario Ministry of Education Where plus or minus signs occur in the numerator or denominator, brackets or a vinculum is used. Popular scientific lectures\|Ernst Mach If the numerator is a multiple of 5, the fraction represents twentieths. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5\|Various The fools are eternally trying to get happiness by multiplying the numerator, the wise divide the denominator. 21\|Frank Crane The 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. Newell 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to numerator sum, total, figure, statistic, count, digit, emblem, prime, symbol, character, sign, cipher, cardinal, fraction, representation, numeral, ordinal, googol, integer, denominator 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.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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numerator

noun

Origin of numerator

Words nearby numerator

Example sentences from the Web for numerator

British Dictionary definitions for numerator

noun

Words related to numerator

Cultural definitions for numerator

Scientific definitions for numerator