taurunga
1. (noun) numerator.
Ko te tikanga o te taurunga, he tohu i te maha o ngā wehenga ōrite o taua mea e kōrerotia ana, e tatauria ana, e whakaaturia ana rānei (TRP 2010:115). / The purpose of the numerator is to indicate how many like divisions of something is being spoken about, counted or shown.