numerator
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Pronunciation[change]
- enPR: no͞oʹ-mər-ā'-tər, IPA (key): /ˈnuː.mər.ˌeɪ̯.tər/
- (countable) In a fraction, the numerator is the top number. It tells you how many parts there are out of a whole.
- In the fraction 3/4, the numerator is 3 and the denominator is 4.