numerator
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Their concern, however, stems from the level of the numerator rather than the sustainability of the denominator.
From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025
Note that the plunging ratio tells us nothing about the U.S. economy, since the economy affects both the numerator and the denominator of the ratio and therefore has no net effect on its level.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025
Make sure to always attach these units to both the numerator and denominator when they are provided to you.
From Textbooks • Sep. 23, 2020
We can simplify complex rational expressions by rewriting the numerator and denominator as single rational expressions and dividing.
From Textbooks • Sep. 23, 2020
All of these expressions, but especially 0/0, could take on any value you desire them to have, depending on the functions you put in the numerator and denominator.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing numerator
Arithmetic
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Number and Operations: Fractions
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Numbers and Arithmetic
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