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- noun Plural form of
numerator .
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Then the top numbers are called the numerators, and they get added together.
Maturity (or lack thereof) post-doc 2006
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Remember, the essence of the Basel accords is establishing a minimum ratio — of capital to risk-weighted assets — and ratios have both numerators and denominators.
Two Cheers for the New Bank Capital Standards Alan S. Blinder 2010
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Some that do might give rationals with huge numerators and denominators, and the computation of these can be really slow compared to the machine-arithmetic approximations that are just fine for display purposes.
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The basic principle in epi is to compare like numerators and demnominators.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Serious Health Care Reform Proposal: 2009
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Basic rule of epidemiology: Have compare like numerators and denominators.
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You can teach rote memorization using patterning: In the unit circle we note all denominators are 2 and the numerators are all square roots from 1 to 4 out along the x- or y-axes.
What Do We HAVE To Memorize? Darren Kuropatwa 2009
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Mitre's independent evaluation warns that numerators may need paper
Archive 2008-02-01 2008
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“You have to make the denominator the same – so multiply both numerator and denominator by the same number, then add the numerators and keep the denominators the same.”
Maturity (or lack thereof) post-doc 2006
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I had to get up numerators times to pee and I recall it being just after 10am.
E.Jim Shannon E.Jim Shannon 2006
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I had to get up numerators times to pee and I recall it being just after 10am.
Archive 2006-07-01 E.Jim Shannon 2006
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