Definitions for Numerator
ˈnu məˌreɪ tər, ˈnyu-nu·mer·a·tor

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. numeratornoun

   the dividend of a fraction

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. numeratornoun

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

2. numeratornoun

   An enumerator; someone who counts things.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NUMERATORnoun

   Etymology: Latin.

   1. He that numbers.2. [ Numerateur, Fr.]That number which serves as the common measure to others.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. numerator

   A fraction (from Latin: fractus, "broken") represents a part of a whole or, more generally, any number of equal parts. When spoken in everyday English, a fraction describes how many parts of a certain size there are, for example, one-half, eight-fifths, three-quarters. A common, vulgar, or simple fraction (examples: 1 2 {\displaystyle {\tfrac {1}{2}}} and 17 3 {\displaystyle {\tfrac {17}{3}}} ) consists of a numerator, displayed above a line (or before a slash like 1⁄2), and a non-zero denominator, displayed below (or after) that line. Numerators and denominators are also used in fractions that are not common, including compound fractions, complex fractions, and mixed numerals. In positive common fractions, the numerator and denominator are natural numbers. The numerator represents a number of equal parts, and the denominator indicates how many of those parts make up a unit or a whole. The denominator cannot be zero, because zero parts can never make up a whole. For example, in the fraction 3/4, the numerator 3 indicates that the fraction represents 3 equal parts, and the denominator 4 indicates that 4 parts make up a whole. The picture to the right illustrates 3/4 of a cake. A common fraction is a numeral which represents a rational number. That same number can also be represented as a decimal, a percent, or with a negative exponent. For example, 0.01, 1%, and 10−2 are all equal to the fraction 1/100. An integer can be thought of as having an implicit denominator of one (for example, 7 equals 7/1). Other uses for fractions are to represent ratios and division. Thus the fraction 3/4 can also be used to represent the ratio 3:4 (the ratio of the part to the whole), and the division 3 ÷ 4 (three divided by four). The non-zero denominator rule, which applies when representing a division as a fraction, is an example of the rule that division by zero is undefined. We can also write negative fractions, which represent the opposite of a positive fraction. For example, if 1/2 represents a half-dollar profit, then −1/2 represents a half-dollar loss. Because of the rules of division of signed numbers (which states in part that negative divided by positive is negative), −1/2, −1/2 and 1/−2 all represent the same fraction – negative one-half. And because a negative divided by a negative produces a positive, −1/−2 represents positive one-half. In mathematics the set of all numbers that can be expressed in the form a/b, where a and b are integers and b is not zero, is called the set of rational numbers and is represented by the symbol Q, which stands for quotient. A number is a rational number precisely when it can be written in that form (i.e., as a common fraction). However, the word fraction can also be used to describe mathematical expressions that are not rational numbers. Examples of these usages include algebraic fractions (quotients of algebraic expressions), and expressions that contain irrational numbers, such as 2 2 {\textstyle {\frac {\sqrt {2}}{2}}} (see square root of 2) and π/4 (see proof that π is irrational).

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. numerator

   A numerator is the top part of a fraction that indicates how many parts of the whole are being considered or taken. For example, in the fraction 3/4, 3 is the numerator which signifies that 3 out of 4 parts are being considered. Numerator also refers to the dividend in a division operation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Numeratornoun

   one who numbers

2. Numeratornoun

   the term in a fraction which indicates the number of fractional units that are taken

3. Etymology: [L. numerator: cf. F. numrateur.]

Matched Categories

1. • Dividend

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1600","23"],["1667","1"],["1701","1"],["1713","1"],["1726","1"],["1729","12"],["1737","2"],["1738","11"],["1739","8"],["1742","66"],["1745","1"],["1746","6"],["1747","1"],["1748","44"],["1751","3"],["1760","12"],["1761","1"],["1763","5"],["1764","1"],["1766","30"],["1767","20"],["1768","3"],["1769","20"],["1770","9"],["1771","1"],["1772","181"],["1773","20"],["1777","1"],["1779","8"],["1780","1"],["1782","3"],["1783","1"],["1784","5"],["1785","2"],["1786","1"],["1787","4"],["1788","2"],["1789","4"],["1790","1"],["1792","4"],["1794","13"],["1795","1"],["1796","1"],["1797","2"],["1799","10"],["1800","3"],["1801","72"],["1802","34"],["1803","34"],["1804","6"],["1805","13"],["1806","43"],["1807","57"],["1808","5"],["1809","91"],["1810","132"],["1811","35"],["1812","38"],["1813","26"],["1814","209"],["1815","219"],["1816","71"],["1817","581"],["1818","188"],["1819","120"],["1820","203"],["1821","231"],["1822","166"],["1823","69"],["1824","89"],["1825","641"],["1826","313"],["1827","60"],["1828","247"],["1829","111"],["1830","112"],["1831","211"],["1832","162"],["1833","46"],["1834","507"],["1835","101"],["1836","276"],["1837","113"],["1838","117"],["1839","182"],["1840","158"],["1841","194"],["1842","158"],["1843","170"],["1844","30"],["1845","154"],["1846","60"],["1847","266"],["1848","171"],["1849","314"],["1850","165"],["1851","286"],["1852","100"],["1853","85"],["1854","219"],["1855","274"],["1856","96"],["1857","141"],["1858","154"],["1859","373"],["1860","132"],["1861","94"],["1862","58"],["1863","163"],["1864","206"],["1865","475"],["1866","106"],["1867","120"],["1868","146"],["1869","212"],["1870","216"],["1871","199"],["1872","185"],["1873","249"],["1874","192"],["1875","376"],["1876","374"],["1877","242"],["1878","381"],["1879","331"],["1880","392"],["1881","239"],["1882","216"],["1883","289"],["1884","367"],["1885","335"],["1886","219"],["1887","305"],["1888","260"],["1889","321"],["1890","373"],["1891","353"],["1892","463"],["1893","592"],["1894","437"],["1895","510"],["1896","569"],["1897","361"],["1898","622"],["1899","299"],["1900","550"],["1901","768"],["1902","577"],["1903","687"],["1904","523"],["1905","806"],["1906","845"],["1907","769"],["1908","941"],["1909","789"],["1910","952"],["1911","1070"],["1912","1053"],["1913","1609"],["1914","1083"],["1915","1398"],["1916","897"],["1917","1104"],["1918","920"],["1919","1098"],["1920","1367"],["1921","1156"],["1922","1156"],["1923","1317"],["1924","1035"],["1925","1280"],["1926","976"],["1927","1037"],["1928","1043"],["1929","1302"],["1930","926"],["1931","1059"],["1932","905"],["1933","755"],["1934","974"],["1935","1218"],["1936","944"],["1937","1593"],["1938","1363"],["1939","1387"],["1940","1895"],["1941","1492"],["1942","2005"],["1943","1397"],["1944","1325"],["1945","1120"],["1946","1541"],["1947","2263"],["1948","2111"],["1949","2252"],["1950","2624"],["1951","2575"],["1952","2758"],["1953","3521"],["1954","2329"],["1955","3519"],["1956","3522"],["1957","3258"],["1958","4572"],["1959","4467"],["1960","4788"],["1961","5605"],["1962","6531"],["1963","5844"],["1964","6287"],["1965","7007"],["1966","6948"],["1967","6208"],["1968","6472"],["1969","5868"],["1970","5943"],["1971","6703"],["1972","6419"],["1973","6300"],["1974","5972"],["1975","6856"],["1976","6974"],["1977","7463"],["1978","7273"],["1979","6967"],["1980","7859"],["1981","7705"],["1982","8362"],["1983","7803"],["1984","8197"],["1985","8880"],["1986","10009"],["1987","9148"],["1988","9233"],["1989","9422"],["1990","11521"],["1991","11986"],["1992","12127"],["1993","11580"],["1994","14050"],["1995","14406"],["1996","14073"],["1997","15770"],["1998","16208"],["1999","15598"],["2000","17206"],["2001","21294"],["2002","21755"],["2003","22442"],["2004","25522"],["2005","23944"],["2006","21169"],["2007","21376"],["2008","22815"]]

How to pronounce Numerator?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Numerator in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Numerator in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Numerator in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Numerator in a Sentence

1. Leo Tolstoy:

   A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The larger the denominator the smaller the fraction.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Numerator
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Numerator
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Numerator
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerator
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Numerator
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Numerator