numerator
English
Noun
numerator (plural numerators)
- (arithmetic) The number or expression written above the line in a fraction, such as 1 in ½.
- Synonym: (obsolete) nominator
- Coordinate term: denominator
- An enumerator; someone who counts things.
Translations
in a fraction
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person who counts things
Latin
Etymology
From numerō (“count, reckon”), from numerus (“number”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /nu.meˈraː.tor/, [nʊmɛˈräːt̪ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /nu.meˈra.tor/, [numeˈräːt̪or]
Noun
numerātor m (genitive numerātōris); third declension
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.