Meaning of NUMERAL
| Pronunciation: | | 'noomurul
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- [n] a symbol used to represent a number; "he learned to write the numerals before he went to school"
- [adj] of or relating to or denoting numbers; "a numeral adjective"; "numerical analysis"
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| | Synonyms: | | number, numeric, numerical |
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| | See Also: | | antilog, antilogarithm, Arabic numeral, Roman numeral, symbol | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Nu"mer*al\, a. [L. numeralis, fr. numerus number: cf.
F. num['e]ral. See {Number}, n.]
1. Of or pertaining to number; consisting of number or
numerals.
A long train of numeral progressions. --Locke.
2. Expressing number; representing number; as, numeral
letters or characters, as X or 10 for ten.
\Nu"mer*al\, n.
1. A figure or character used to express a number; as, the
Arabic numerals, 1, 2, 3, etc.; the Roman numerals, I, V,
X, L, etc.
2. A word expressing a number.
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