Numerator
[noo-muh-rey-ter, nyoo-] /ˈnu məˌreɪ tər, ˈnyu-/
noun
1.
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 (def 1).
2.
a person or thing that numbers.
/ˈnjuːməˌreɪtə/
noun
1.
(maths) the dividend of a fraction: the numerator of 7/8 is 7 Compare denominator
2.
a person or thing that numbers; enumerator
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.)).
numerator
(n’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 2/7 .
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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