Numeral

/ˈnjuːməɹəl/ · noun

Meaning

A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 or the Roman numerals I, V, X, L..

Definitions by Sense

1. A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 or the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.
2. A representation of a number composed of such symbols.
3. (linguistics) A number word, a simple or compound word for a number often having particular grammatical attributes depending on the language.
4. (card games) A card whose rank is a number (usually including the ace as 1).
5. Of or relating to numbers; numerical.

Example Sentences

Compare the numeral for the product with the original decimal numeral.

We use the term numeral for linguistic expressions and number for meanings. For example, five is a numeral expressing the number "5" - and fifteen hundred and one thousand five hundred are different numerals expressing the same number, "1,500".

Jacks, queens, and kings are not numerals.

A long train of numeral progressions.

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• numerals

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