numerator

Example Sentences

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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

We can simplify complex rational expressions by rewriting the numerator and denominator as single rational expressions and dividing.

From Textbooks • Sep. 23, 2020

Canceling equivalent terms in the numerator and denominator leaves:

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

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