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Numeral

//ˈnjuːməɹəl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to numbers; numerical. not-comparable

    "A long train of numeral progressions."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or denoting numbers wordnet
Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a symbol used to represent a number wordnet
  3. 3
    A representation of a number composed of such symbols.

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

  4. 4
    a word expressing a number. wordnet
  5. 5
    A number word, a simple or compound word for a number often having particular grammatical attributes depending on the language.

    "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"."

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  1. 6
    A card whose rank is a number (usually including the ace as 1).

    "Jacks, queens, and kings are not numerals."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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.

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