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numerator |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Numerator \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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: numerator n : the dividend of a fraction
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