Category:Numerator

Nu"mer*a"tor, n. Etym: [l. numerator: cf. F. numérateur.]

1. One who numbers.

2. (math.)

Defn: 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.