'Numerator' definitions:

Definition of 'numerator'

From: WordNet
noun
The dividend of a fraction

Definition of 'Numerator'

From: GCIDE
  • Numerator \Nu"mer*a"tor\, n. [L. numerator: cf. F. num['e]rateur.]
  • 1. One who numbers. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Math.) The term in a fraction which indicates the number of fractional units that are taken. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: In a vulgar fraction the numerator is written above a line; thus, in the fraction 5/9 (five ninths) 5 is the numerator; in a decimal fraction it is the number which follows the decimal point. See Fraction. [1913 Webster] Numeric