Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
NUMERATOR
numerator
(noun) the dividend of a fraction
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
numerator (plural numerators)
(arithmetic) The number or expression written above the line in a fraction (such as 1 in ½).
Synonym: nominator (obsolete)
Coordinate term: denominator
An enumerator; someone who counts things.
Source: Wiktionary
Nu"mer*a"tor, n. Etym: [L. numerator: cf. F. numérateur.]
1. One who numbers.
2. (Math.)
Definition: The term in a fraction which indicates the number of fractional units that are taken.
Note: In a vulgar fraction the numerator is written above a line; thus, in the fraction 5/9 (five ninths) 5 is the numerator; in a decimal fraction it is the number which follows the decimal point. See Fraction.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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