different between numerator vs dividend

English

Etymology

From Late Latin numerator.

Noun

numerator (plural numerators)

1. (arithmetic) The number or expression written above the line in a fraction (such as 1 in ½).

   Synonym: (obsolete) nominator

   Coordinate term: denominator

2. An enumerator; someone who counts things.

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From numer? (“count, reckon”), from numerus (“number”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /nu.me?ra?.tor/, [n?m???ä?t??r]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /nu.me?ra.tor/, [num?????t??r]

Noun

numer?tor m (genitive numer?t?ris); third declension

1. counter, numerator

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Related terms

Descendants

• ? English: numerator
• ? Middle French: numerateur
  • French: numérateur
• Italian: numeratore
• Spanish: numerador

References

• numerator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• numerator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

From Middle French dividende, from Latin dividendum (“thing to be divided”), future passive participle of divido (“to divide”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?v?d?nd/

Noun

dividend (plural dividends)

1. (arithmetic) A number or expression that is to be divided by another.

   In "42 ÷ 3" the dividend is the 42.

2. (finance) A pro rata payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (eg, quarterly or annually).
3. (figuratively) Beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)

   His 10,000 hours of practice and recitals eventually paid dividends when he become first-chair violinist.

Hyponyms

• (finance: pro rata payment): regular dividend, special dividend

Translations

See also

• addition, summation: (augend) + (addend) = (summand) + (summand) = (sum, total)
• subtraction: (minuend) ? (subtrahend) = (difference)
• multiplication: (multiplier) × (multiplicand) = (factor) × (factor) = (product)
• division: (dividend) ÷ (divisor) = (quotient), remainder left over if divisor does not divide dividend
• numerator

Catalan

Noun

dividend m (plural dividends)

1. (arithmetic) dividend
2. (finance) dividend

Related terms

• dividir

Further reading

• “dividend” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Romanian

Etymology

From French dividende

Noun

dividend n (plural dividende)

1. dividend

Declension

Swedish

Noun

dividend c

1. (arithmetic) dividend
2. (finance, Finland) dividend

Declension

Synonyms

• (finance): utdelning