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numerator

numerator

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The top number in a fraction that shows how many parts you have
  • noun
  • /ˈnjuːməˌreɪtər/
  • Specialized
: numerador
  • While absolute numbers are a single figure, the success rate is a ratio comprised of two numbers: the numerator and the denominator.
  • numerator and denominator
  • term in the numerator

So combine the numerator and keep simplifying.

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Examples

  • So combine the numerator and keep simplifying.

    NancyPi

  • The numerator would increase by $1.25 million, assuming a 5% overbid.

    Academic text (2017)

  • This a * b value in the numerator of our formula.

  • And that term in the numerator is a multiple of ZX.

  • When we continue to simplify this numerator here, we'll need this part first.

  • So all of this in the numerator is simply N factorial.

  • So just remember, this is in the form of a numerator over a denominator.

    NancyPi

  • In addition, we calculated an effect size using the treatment effect in the numerator and the standard deviation of the comparison group in the denominator.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The price level of consumption uses the purchasing power parity (PPP) in the numerator and the exchange rate in the denominator.

    Academic text (2013)

  • In the fraction 3/4, the number 3 is the numerator representing the parts considered.

Surface Forms

numerator singular
numerators plural

Morphology

numerator = number (transparent) = numer + ator

Formed from the familiar base 'number' with the agent/instrument suffix '-ator', so the relation to the top number in a fraction is directly inferable.

Etymology

Numerator comes from the Latin word numerare, which means 'to count', and it is from the same root as the everyday word number. So, the numerator is the 'count' on the top of a fraction that tells how many parts you have, which is why a larger numerator makes the fraction bigger.