(11C) Arithmetic with Fractions

[Dieter]

(09-18-2018 09:25 PM)Valentin Albillo Wrote:  In Spanish it would be "numerador" and "denominador", never seen anyone using "nominador" instead of "numerador" either verbally or in print.

The English word "numerator" and the Spanish "numerador" are both derived from the Latin verb "numerare" = "to count". So a "numerator" is someone or something that "counts". A "counter", if you like. And that's exactly what the German word means: "Zähler" simply is a direct translation of the Latin "numerator". Which makes the use of a word like "nominator" look even more strange. #-)

Dieter