numerator

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English

Noun

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 things.

Translations


Latin

Etymology

From numerō (count, reckon), from numerus (number).

Pronunciation

Noun

numerātor m (genitive numerātōris); third declension

  1. counter, numerator

Declension

Third-declension noun.

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

Related terms

Descendants

  • English: numerator
  • Italian: numeratore
  • Spanish: numerador

References

  • 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.