The number below the bar is called the denominator.
The top number of the fraction tells us how many parts we have.
We call it the numerator.
The bottom number tells us how many parts are in the whole.
We call it the denominator.
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Number below the bar is the DENOMINATOR.
The Number above the bar is the NUMERATOR.
As a fraction ; Numerator / Denominator
the denominator
The bottom number. The number under or after the fraction bar.
Numerator
The numerator is the top number in the fraction and the bottom number is called the denominator.
There is no vertical bar in a fraction. A fraction is written with either a horizontal bar or a slanted bar, which is technically called a "vinculum", but most people call it a "fraction bar".