a symbol or group of symbols used to express a number: for example, 6 (Arabic), VI (Roman), 110 (binary)
of, consisting of, or denoting a number
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nu•mer•al /ˈnumərəl, ˈnyu-; ˈnumrəl, ˈnyum-/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Mathematicsa word, letter, symbol, or figure representing a number:the Roman numeral X for 10.
nu•mer•al
(no̅o̅′mər əl, nyo̅o̅′-; no̅o̅m′rəl, nyo̅o̅m′-),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
- Mathematicsa word, letter, symbol, or figure, etc., expressing a number;
number:the Roman numerals.
adj.
- Mathematicsof, pertaining to, or consisting of numbers or numerals.
- Mathematicsexpressing or noting a number or numbers.
- Late Latin numerālis of, belonging to number, equivalent. to Latin numer(us) number + -ālis -al1
- 1520–30
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'numeral' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
A, a
- Arabic numeral
- B, b
- Braille
- C
- C, c
- D
- D, d
- E, e
- F, f
- G, g
- H, h
- I
- I, i
- J, j
- L
- L, l
- LD
- M
- M, m
- N, n
- Num.
- O, o
- P, p
- Q, q
- R, r
- Roman numerals
- T, t
- billion
- cardinal number
- centillion
- character
- chronogram
- cwt
- decussate
- dingbat
- dozen
- duodecillion
- eight
- eighteen
- eighty
- eleven
- factor
- fifteen
- fifty
- figure
- five
- forty
- four
- fourteen