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numeral

nu·me·ral

UK/ˈnjuːməɹəl/ US/ˈnjuːmɹəl/ uncommon
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of or relating to or denoting numbers

  • “a numeral adjective”
  • “numerical analysis”
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noun

1.

a symbol used to represent a number

  • “he learned to write the numerals before he went to school”
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Origin

As an adjective, from Middle English numeral, numerall, from Latin numerālis (“pertaining to a number”), from numerus (“a number”). As a noun, via Middle French numeral.

Phrases

  • Arabic numeral
  • binary numeral system
  • Chinese numeral
  • Church numeral
  • collective numeral
  • Cyrillic numeral
  • Devanagari numeral
  • financial numeral

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