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Answer for the clue "The dividend of a fraction ", 9 letters:
numerator

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Word definitions for numerator in dictionaries

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1540s, from Late Latin numerator "counter, numberer," agent noun from numerat- , past participle stem of numerare "to count, number," from numerus "a number" (see number (n.)).

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Numerator \Nu"mer*a"tor\, n. [L. numerator: cf. F. num['e]rateur.] One who numbers. (Math.) The term in a fraction which indicates the number of fractional units that are taken. Note: In a vulgar fraction the numerator is written above a line; thus, ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context arithmetic English) The number or expression written above the line in a fraction (thus 1 in ½). 2 An enumerator; someone who counts things.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the dividend of a fraction

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ AD534 used as a divider, providing differential operation on both numerator and denominator Fig. 6. ▪ If the value of the whole expression,, is to remain constant then the value of the numerator must also fall. ▪ Such splitting ...

Usage examples of numerator.

Any two fractions will do if the denominator equals the sum of the two numerators.