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How to pronounce numeral in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms number
Type of symbol
Has types antilogarithm, arabic numeral, antilog, hindu numeral, roman numeral, hindu-arabic numeral


he learned to write the numerals before he went to school.
Type Words
Synonyms numeric, numerical


a numeral adjective.

Examples of numeral

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For large numbers, mathematicians usually write the numeral itself, e.g. 17-gon.
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Numeral classifiers exhibit striking worldwide distribution at the global level.
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Also, for smaller entities, a numeral may be part of the country identification.
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Many of these techniques take advantage of or rely on the decimal numeral system.
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Notations used to represent numbers are discussed in the article numeral systems.
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The Hindu numeral system is designed for positional notation in a decimal system.
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Rod numerals are a positional numeral system made from shapes of counting rods.
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None of the men had a junior-senior designation or a Roman numeral after his name.
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The numeral indicates the number of event finals for each sport held that day.
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More examples
  • A symbol used to represent a number; "he learned to write the numerals before he went to school"
  • Of or relating to or denoting numbers; "a numeral adjective"
  • In linguistics, number names (or numerals) are specific words in a natural language that represent numbers.
  • A numeral system (or system of numeration) is a writing system for expressing numbers, that is a mathematical notation for representing numbers of a given set, using graphemes or symbols in a consistent manner. ...
  • 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; A word or symbol representing a number
  • (Numerals) Second or subsequent periods of service in a theatre of operations where a medal has already been awarded are often denoted by a metal numeral sewn onto the ribbon of the medal concerned. An example is the United Nations Medal.
  • (Numerals) ideograms representing a numeric value in units.
  • The numerals on dials are usually either Modern (the usual 0-9 used in English, and often called Arabic or Arabic-Hindu) or, especially on older dials, Roman numerals (I, II,..XII etc.). Greek numerals are also occasionally found. ...
  • (NUMERUS) the name of a body of troops in the imperial period. [exercitus, p. 500, b.~]