The word comes from the mid 16th cent.: from French dénominateur or medieval Latin denominator, from denominare 'to name'
The bottom number of a fraction names the fraction.
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An improper fraction has a numerator greater than the denominator. When the numerator and denominator are equal, that's called "1."
Proper fraction - A proper fraction is a fraction where the numerator (the top number) is less that the denominator (the bottom number). Proportion - An equation stating that two ratios are equivalent is called a proportion.
An improper fraction has a numerator greater than the denominator. When the numerator and denominator are equal, that's called "1."
The top is called the numerator. The bottom is the denominator
Well, darling, that little number below the line in a fraction is called the denominator. It's basically playing second fiddle to the numerator, which gets all the attention. Think of it as the sidekick in the fraction world.