numerator

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the number or expression written above the line in a fraction, indicating how many equal parts are being considered

   In the fraction three quarters, three is the numerator and four is the denominator.

A learned borrowing from Late Latin numerator ("one who numbers"), from numerare ("to count"), based on numerus ("number"). Mathematical English specialized it for the upper number of a fraction.

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