numerator

English

Noun

numerator (plural numerators)

  1. (arithmetic) The number or expression written above the line in a fraction, such as 1 in ½.
  2. An enumerator; someone who counts things.

Synonyms

Translations

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

numerātor m (genitive numerātōris); third declension

  1. counter, numerator

Inflection

Third declension.

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

Descendants

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
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