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nu·mer·a·tor

(no͞o′mə-rā′tər, nyo͞o′-)

1. Mathematics

a. The expression written above the line in a common fraction to indicate the number of parts of the whole.

b. An expression to be divided by another; a dividend.

2. One that numbers; an enumerator.

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numerator

(ˈnjuːməˌreɪtə)

1. (Mathematics) maths the dividend of a fraction: the numerator of is 7. Compare denominator

2. a person or thing that numbers; enumerator

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nu•mer•a•tor

(ˈnu məˌreɪ tər, ˈnyu-)

n.

1. the term of a fraction, usu. written above or before the line, that indicates the number of parts that are to be added together; the dividend placed over a divisor. Compare denominator (def. 1).

2. one that numbers.

[1535–45; < Late Latin numerātor a counter < Latin numerā(re) to number]

nu·mer·a·tor

(no͞o′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 .

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numerator - the dividend of a fraction

dividend - a number to be divided by another number

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räknaretäljare

numerator

[ˈnjuːməreɪtəʳ] N → numerador m

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numerator

n (Math) → Zähler m, → Dividend m

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numerator

[ˈnjuːməˌreɪtəʳ] n → numeratore m

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