 | James L. Connolly (mathematician.) - Arithmetic - 1835 - 264 pages
...them, as 3, j, f, signifying a half, three-fourths. five-sixths of an unit, or whole number. The figure above the line is called the numerator, and that below the line is the dtnmninntor. The denominator shews how many parts the integer is divided into, and the numerator... | |
 | Luke Hebert - Industrial arts - 1836 - 814 pages
...fractions consist of two parts or quantities written one over the other, thus f, f , &c. ; the quantity above the line is called the numerator, and that below the line the denominator. Decimal fractions are written with a dot to the left hand of the series, thus, -1, -02, -003, and may... | |
 | Luther Ainsworth - Arithmetic - 1837 - 298 pages
...them, as 4, i, J, }^, &c. Q. What name is given to the numbers that express a fraction ? A. The figure above the line is called the Numerator, and that below the line is called the Denominator. Q. What do fractions arise from ? A. All fractions arise from division.... | |
 | Michael Walsh - Arithmetic - 1838 - 346 pages
...unit ; and are represented by two numbers, placed one above the other, with a line drawn between them. The number above the line is called the numerator,...that below the line the denominator. The denominator shows how many parts the integer is divided into, and the numerator shows how many of those parts are... | |
 | Joseph Stockton - Arithmetic - 1839 - 216 pages
...placed one above the other, with a separating line between them ; thus, i onefifth, A four-ninths. The number above the line is called the numerator, and that below the line the denominator. Thus, 4 numerator 6 — — &c. 9 denomina. 1 0 The denominator shows how many parts the unit or integer... | |
 | William Ruger - Arithmetic - 1841 - 268 pages
...of 1, and f- signifies three eighths of one, &c. A vulgar fraction arises from unfinished division. The number above the line is called the numerator, and that below is called the denominator thus, { 3 Numerator . . f 8 Denominator The numerator, (which is the remainder... | |
 | Thomas Carpenter (schoolmaster.) - 1842 - 154 pages
...is expressed by two numbers placed one above the other, with a line between them, as |, -f , ¿, &c. The number above the line is called the numerator, and that below it the denominator. The first shows how many parts the fraction consists of, and the under figure,... | |
 | Arithmetic - 1845 - 210 pages
...expressed by two numbers, placed one above the other, with aline drawn between them ; as 4 one fourth, •f two thirds. The number above the line is called the...fractions are either proper, improper, compound, or mixed. An improper fraction is that of which the numerator is equal to, or greater than the denominator ;... | |
 | Almon Ticknor - Arithmetic - 1846 - 274 pages
...represented by two numbers placed one above another, with a line drawn between them, thus : |, |, &c. The number above the line is called the numerator,...that below the line the denominator. The denominator shows how many parts the integer is divided into, and the numerator shows how many of those parts are... | |
 | William Vogdes - Arithmetic - 1847 - 324 pages
...unit, and are represented by two numbers, the one placed above the oilier, with a line drawn between. The number above the line is called the numerator,...that below the line the denominator. The denominator shows into how many parts the unit is divided, and the numerator shows how many of those parts are... | |
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