Definitions for: Numeral


[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"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: number, numeric, numerical

See Also: antilog, antilogarithm, Arabic numeral, Roman numeral, symbol

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