NUMERAL

numeral, numerical, numeric

(adjective) of or relating to or denoting numbers; “a numeral adjective”; “numerical order”; “a numeric symbol”

numeral, number

(noun) a symbol used to represent a number; “he learned to write the numerals before he went to school”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

numeral (plural numerals)

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.

(linguistics) A word representing a number.

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

Synonyms

• (word representing a number): number

Hypernyms

• (linguistics): part of speech (sometimes)

Hyponyms

• (linguistics): cardinal numeral, ordinal numeral, distributive numeral, multiplicative numeral

Adjective

numeral (not comparable)

Of or relating to numbers; numerical.

Synonyms

• (of or relating to numbers): numeric; see also numerical

Source: Wiktionary


Nu"mer*al, a. Etym: [L. numeralis, fr. numerus number: cf. F. numéral. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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