Definitions for numeralˈnu mər əl, ˈnyu-; ˈnum rəl, ˈnyum-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
nu•mer•alˈnu mər əl, ˈnyu-; ˈnum rəl, ˈnyum-(n.)
a word, letter, symbol, or figure representing a number:
the Roman numerals.
Category: Math
(adj.)of, pertaining to, or consisting of numbers or numerals.
Category: Math
expressing or noting a number or numbers.
Category: Math
Origin of numeral:
1520–30; < LL numerālis (adj.) = L numer(us)number+-ālis -al1
Princeton's WordNet
numeral, number(adj)
a symbol used to represent a number
"he learned to write the numerals before he went to school"
numeral, numerical, numeric(adj)
of or relating to or denoting numbers
"a numeral adjective"
Wiktionary
numeral(Noun)
A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 and the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.
numeral(Noun)
A word or symbol representing a number.
The word u201Cfifteenu201D, the Arabic numeral u201C15u201D, and the Roman numeral u201CXVu201D are all numerals representing the number fifteen.
Origin: From numéral, from numeralis, from numerus.
Webster Dictionary
Numeral(noun)
of or pertaining to number; consisting of number or numerals
Numeral(noun)
expressing number; representing number; as, numeral letters or characters, as X or 10 for ten
Numeral(noun)
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
Numeral(noun)
a word expressing a number
Translations for numeral
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
numeral(noun)
a figure used to express a number
1, 10, 50 are Arabic numerals; I, X, L are Roman numerals.
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- čísliceCzech
- die ZifferGerman
- taltegnDanish
- αριθμός, ψηφίοGreek
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- cifră; numărRomanian
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- เกี่ยวกับตัวเลขThai
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- цифраUkrainian
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