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nu⋅mer⋅a⋅tor

  [noo-muh-rey-ter, nyoo-]
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–noun
1. Arithmetic. the term of a fraction, usually above the line, that indicates the number of equal parts that are to be added together; the dividend placed over a divisor: The numerator of the fraction 2/3 is 2. Compare denominator (def. 1).
2. a person or thing that numbers.
Origin:
1535–45; < LL numerātor a counter, numberer, equiv. to L numerā(re) to number + -tor -tor
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nu·mer·a·tor   (nōō'mə-rā'tər, nyōō'-)   
n.  

  1. Mathematics

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

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

  2. One that numbers; an enumerator.

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numerator

In mathematics, the number that appears on the top of a fraction. In the fraction 2/3, the numerator is 2. (Compare denominator.)

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