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Numerator
Nu′mer-a′tor
,Noun.
[L.
numerator
: cf. F. numérateur
.] 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
. Webster 1828 Edition
Numerator
NU'MERATOR
,Noun.
1.
One that numbers.2.
In arithmetic, the number in vulgar fractions which shows how many parts of a unit are taken. Thus when a unit is divided into 9 parts, and we take 5, we express it thus, 5/9, that is, five ninths; 5 being the numerator, and 9 the denominator.Definition 2024
numerator
numerator
English
Noun
numerator (plural numerators)
- (arithmetic) The number or expression written above the line in a fraction (thus 1 in ½).
- An enumerator; someone who counts things.
Synonyms
- (arithmetic): nominator (obsolete)
Related terms
Translations
in a fraction
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person who counts things
Latin
Etymology
From numerō (“count, reckon”), from numerus (“number”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /nu.meˈraː.tor/
Noun
numerātor m (genitive numerātōris); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | numerātor | numerātōrēs |
| genitive | numerātōris | numerātōrum |
| dative | numerātōrī | numerātōribus |
| accusative | numerātōrem | numerātōrēs |
| ablative | numerātōre | numerātōribus |
| vocative | numerātor | numerātōrēs |
Related terms
Descendants
- English: numerator
- Italian: numeratore
- Spanish: numerador
References
- numerator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “numerator”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.