Numeral - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Numeral :  adj : of or relating to or denoting numbers; "a numeral adjective"; "numerical analysis" [syn: numerical, numeric] (noun)

1: a symbol used to represent a number; "he learned to write the numerals before he went to school" [syn: number]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Numeral : \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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Numeral : \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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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