Lexic.us

Definition of Numerator

1. Noun. The dividend of a fraction.

Definition of Numerator

1. n. One who numbers.

Definition of Numerator

1. Noun. (arithmetic) The number or expression written above the line in a fraction (thus 1 in ½). ¹

2. Noun. An enumerator; someone who counts things. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Numerator

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Numerator

1. 1. One who numbers. 2. 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. Origin: L. Numerator: cf. F. Numerateur. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Numerator

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"An improper fraction is one whose numerator is not less than its denominator; as {, -J. A proper fraction is evidently less, and an improper fraction not ..."

2. A Dictionary of Mechanical Science, Arts, Manufactures, and Miscellaneous by Alexander Jamieson (1829)
"The figure above the line is called the numerator, and the under one the ... An Improper FRACTION, is when the numerator is equal to, or greater than the ..."

3. A College Algebra by Henry Burchard Fine (1904)
"The product of two or more fractions is the fraction whose numerator is the product of the numerators of the given fractions, and its denominator the ..."

4. Mathematical Dictionary and Cyclopedia of Mathematical Science: Comprising by Charles Davies, William Guy Peck (1855)
"When the numerator of a fractional y*J— -— ; also, the expression VX /(a9 + ... V. When by addition of simple terms to the numerator, it can be made the ..."

5. An Elementary Treatise on Arithmetic by Silvestre François Lacroix (1825)
"Every fraction then is expressed by two numbers; the first, which shows how many parts it is composed of, is called the numerator, and the other, ..."

6. Higher Arithmetic, Or, the Science and Application of Numbers: Combining the by James Bates Thomson (1862)
"The numerator answers to the dividend, and the denominator to the divisor. ... The value of a fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by the ..."

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