Oh, dude, that's the numerator! It's like the top dog of the fraction, showing how many parts of the whole you're dealing with. So, if you've got 3 pizzas out of 8, that 3 is your numerator, telling you how many slices you're about to devour.
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numerator
The number above the line is the numerator. The number below the line is the denominator.
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It is a fraction if the number below the line is not zero. If the ABSOLUTE value of the number above the line is smaller than the ABSOLUTE value of the number below the line then it is a proper fraction. Otherwise it is an improper fraction.So, -7 is smaller than 2 but -7/2 is not a proper fraction because the absolute value of -7 (which is 7) is not smaller than the absolute value of 2 (= 2).
If it is a number that also has a number below the line, it is a fraction. A fraction is a number where the top number is divided by the bottom number. For example, 3/4 is 3 divided by 4, which in decimal form is .75, or 75/100 in fraction form.