numerator

Fraction's upper portion

The numerator is the number above the line in a fraction, representing how many parts of the whole are being counted.

In the fraction 3/4, three is the numerator.

The term extends to statistics and ratios where one quantity is divided by another: The numerator includes all confirmed cases.

fraction

dividend

Corporate profit share

quotient · divisor · denominator · arithmetic · mathematics · calculation · ratio · proportion · percentage · part

counting

count

Reckon a total

sum · amount · score · enumeration · census · headcount · population · sample size · instances · occurrences

ratio

proportion

Comparative relation of parts

index · relationship · comparison · scale · metric · measure · benchmark · per capita · frequency · incidence

Categories
Opposites
fraction component position

numeratordenominator

Fraction's bottom number

divisor · dividend

Family

enumerate, numerate, numeration, numerators

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G