Definition of "numerator" []

• Mathematics The expression written above the line in a common fraction to indicate the number of parts of the whole. (noun)
• Mathematics An expression to be divided by another; a dividend. (noun)
• One that numbers; an enumerator. (noun)

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• "As the sample size increases, the denominator shrinks, and the ratio increases because the numerator is fixed."
• "The numerator is negative, it begins with -47845869850733698144899338333210878162030638218660 and ends with 57164275665935124168181176013725629647185402960697."
• "But the numerator is not so simple; in fact it’s 57,675,292 digits long."