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Numerator Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Numerator?

[n] the dividend of a fraction

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Numerator In Webster's Dictionary

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

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