Numerator

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Numerator \Nu"mer*a"tor\, n. [L. numerator: cf. F.
     num['e]rateur.]
     1. One who numbers.
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     2. (Math.) The term in a fraction which indicates the number


        of fractional units that are taken.
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     Note: 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}.
           [1913 Webster] Numeric

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  numerator
       n : the dividend of a fraction