numerators

Above the line

Numerators are the top numbers in fractions—the parts that sit above the line.

In the fraction 3/4, the numerator is 3, indicating how many parts of the whole are being counted.

The denominator below tells you how many parts make the whole; the numerator tells you how many you have.

ratio

proportion

Comparative relation of parts

  • rateMeasured speed or charge
  • percentageProportion out of hundred
  • indexAlphabetical guide to contents

coefficient · multiplier · scale factor · quotient · proportionality

arithmetic

integer

Number lacking fractions

factor · multiplicand · minuend · prime · composite · even · odd · cardinal · operand · quantity

fraction

dividend

Corporate profit share

Categories
Opposites
fraction position

numeratorsdenominators

Bottom parts of fractions

divisors · bases

Family

numerator

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