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DictionaryRoot: numerare
Latin

numerare

to count, number

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A large handwritten fraction 3/4, with a restrained colored-pencil oval around only the upper number 3, isolates the numerator without explanatory wording.
noun

numerator

NOO-muh-ray-ter/ˈnuːməreɪtər/

The top number in a fraction.

Etymology
numeratLatinto count, number
+orLatina person or thing that acts

A numerator is literally a “counter” or “numberer.” In a fraction, the upper number does the counting: it states how many of the fractional parts are being taken.

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