English edit

Etymology edit

From Late Latin numerātor.

Pronunciation edit

  • enPR: no͞oʹ-mər-ā'-tər, IPA(key): /ˈnuː.məɹ.ˌeɪ̯.təɹ/
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  • Rhymes: -uːməɹeɪtə(ɹ)

Noun edit

numerator (plural numerators)

  1. (arithmetic) The number or expression written above the line in a fraction (such as 1 in ½).
    Synonym: (obsolete) nominator
    Coordinate term: denominator
  2. An enumerator; someone who counts.

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See also edit

Other terms used in arithmetic operations:

Advanced hyperoperations: tetration, pentation, hexation

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From numerō (count, reckon) +‎ -tor, from numerus (number).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

numerātor m (genitive numerātōris); third declension

  1. counter, numerator

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative numerātor numerātōrēs
Genitive numerātōris numerātōrum
Dative numerātōrī numerātōribus
Accusative numerātōrem numerātōrēs
Ablative numerātōre numerātōribus
Vocative numerātor numerātōrēs

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References edit

  • numerator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • numerator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.