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Module: Ratio
Function: numerator
Type: Integral a => Ratio a -> a
Description: The functions numerator and denominator extract the components of a ratio; these are in reduced form with a positive denominator.
Related: (%), denominator

Example 1

Input: numerator (7 % 5)

Output: 7

Example 2

Input: numerator (12 % 4)

Output: 3

Example 3

Input: numerator (3 % (-6))

Output: -1