noun
- the number above the line in a fraction that shows how many parts of the whole are being considered
Usage: mathematics
Examples
- In the fraction 3/4, the numerator is 3.
- The numerator tells you how many pieces you have.
- When adding fractions, you add the numerators if the denominators are the same.
- In 7/8, seven is the numerator and eight is the denominator.
- The student correctly identified 5 as the numerator in the fraction 5/12.
- To convert an improper fraction, divide the numerator by the denominator.