Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Word of the Day: Numerator

Good morning! The word of the day is

- Numerator -

pronounced [noo-muh-rey-ter, nyoo-]

noun
1. Arithmetic . the term of a fraction, usually above the line, that indicates the number of equal parts that are to be added together; the dividend placed over a divisor: The numerator of the fraction 2 / 3 is 2. Compare denominator ( def. 1 ) .

2.
a person or thing that numbers.

OriginLink
1535–45; < Late Latin numerātor a counter, numberer, equivalent to Latin numerā ( re ) to number + -tor -tor


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