Definition of Numeretor

Definition of Numeretor

Nu"mer*a"tor (?), n. [L. numerator: cf. F. numérateur.]

1. One who numbers.

2. (Math.) The term in a fraction which indicates the number of fractional units that are taken.

&fist; In a vulgar fraction the numerator is written above a line; thus, in the fraction &frac59; (five ninths) 5 is the numerator; in a decimal fraction it is the number which follows the decimal point. See Fraction.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

(arithmetic) The number or expression written above the line in a fraction.
An enumerator; someone who counts things.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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