Dictionary

numeral en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈnjuːmɹəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• nyo͞oʹm(ə)rəl (Received-Pronunciation)
• no͞oʹm(ə)rəl (General-American)
• /ˈnuməɹəl/ (General-American)
• /ˈnumɹəl/ (General-American)
• /ˈnjuːməɹəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio

Etymology

As an adjective, from Middle English numeral, numerall, from Latin numerālis (“pertaining to a number”), from numerus (“a number”). As a noun, via Middle French numeral.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to numbers; numerical.
   • A long train of numeral progressions. 1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC:

Deriveds

numeral system

Synonyms

numeric (of or relating to numbers)

Translations (1)

es numeral (numerical)

numeral en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈnjuːmɹəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• nyo͞oʹm(ə)rəl (Received-Pronunciation)
• no͞oʹm(ə)rəl (General-American)
• /ˈnuməɹəl/ (General-American)
• /ˈnumɹəl/ (General-American)
• /ˈnjuːməɹəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio

Etymology

As an adjective, from Middle English numeral, numerall, from Latin numerālis (“pertaining to a number”), from numerus (“a number”). As a noun, via Middle French numeral.

Meanings

1. A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 or the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.
2. A representation of a number composed of such symbols.
   • Compare the numeral for the product with the original decimal numeral. 1966, Robert Lee Morton, Modern Mathematics Through Discovery, page 97:
3. A number word, a simple or compound word for a number often having particular grammatical attributes depending on the language.
   • We use the term numeral for linguistic expressions and number for meanings. For example, five is a numeral expressing the number "5" - and fifteen hundred and one thousand five hundred are different numerals expressing the same number, "1,500". 2002, Laurie Bauer, Rodney Huddleston, “Lexical word-formation”, in The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, page 1715:
4. A card whose rank is a number (usually including the ace as 1).
   • Jacks, queens, and kings are not numerals.

Forms

Deriveds

collective numeral · rod numeral · numerally · Arabic numeral · financial numeral · Indo-Arabic numeral · denumeral · binary numeral system · pronumeral · Roman numeral · Hindu-Arabic numeral · innumeral · Suzhou numeral · Chinese numeral · supernumerary · transnumeral · Hindu numeral · Greek numeral · Cyrillic numeral · numeraled · Hangzhou numeral · numeral prefix · tesseral · nonnumeral · Church numeral · Devanagari numeral

Hyponyms

multiplier · multiplicative numeral · collective numeral · distributive numeral · cardinal numeral · ordinal numeral

Relateds

digit

Translations (225)

mn тооны нэр (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · eo nombrovorto (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ko 수사 (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ja 数詞 (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ga uimhir (non-word symbol that represents a number) · ur عَدَد (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · la numerāle (non-word symbol that represents a number) · es guarismo (non-word symbol that represents a number) · no tal (non-word symbol that represents a number) · km លេខ (non-word symbol that represents a number) · uk числі́вник (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · lo ເລກ (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · bg числи́телно и́ме (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · dng фур (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · sk číslica (non-word symbol that represents a number) · tr rakam (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · nb tall (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ps عدد (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · et arvsõna (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · lv numerālis (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · vi số từ (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ug سان (non-word symbol that represents a number) · uk число́ (non-word symbol that represents a number) · bn সংখ্যা (non-word symbol that represents a number) · he סִפְרָה (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · cmn 數詞 /数词 (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · az nömrə (non-word symbol that represents a number) · hu szám (non-word symbol that represents a number) · is töluorð (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · nb tall (non-word symbol that represents a number) · yi ציפֿער (non-word symbol that represents a number) · sa संख्या (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ia numero (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · cmn 數字 /数字 (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · fa-cls عَدَد (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · tg рақам (non-word symbol that represents a number) · lv skaitļa vārds (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · fa-ira رَقَم (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · tg рақам (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · gd figear (non-word symbol that represents a number) · hi नंबर (non-word symbol that represents a number) · be цы́фра (non-word symbol that represents a number) · fr chiffre (non-word symbol that represents a number) · hy թիվ (non-word symbol that represents a number) · da talord (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ja 数字 (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · mi tūtau (non-word symbol that represents a number) · cmn 數字 /数字 (non-word symbol that represents a number) · vo numavöd (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ca número (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ar رَقْم (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · nn talord (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · el νούμερο (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ur رَقَم (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ru ци́фра (non-word symbol that represents a number) · ru но́мер (non-word symbol that represents a number) · eo cifero (non-word symbol that represents a number) · bn সংখ্যা (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · fo talstavur (non-word symbol that represents a number) · es letra numeral (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · nl cijfer (non-word symbol that represents a number) · vi số (non-word symbol that represents a number) · ru число́ (non-word symbol that represents a number) · lo ຕົວເລກ (non-word symbol that represents a number) · fi numeraali (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · hy թվական (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · cy rhifolyn (non-word symbol that represents a number) · tt сан (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · pt numeral (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · kk сан (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · hu számjegy (non-word symbol that represents a number) · ur رَقَم (non-word symbol that represents a number) · ca número (non-word symbol that represents a number) · it numero (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · nb tallord (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · es número (non-word symbol that represents a number) · ru и́мя числи́тельное (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ur نَمْبَر (non-word symbol that represents a number) · sq numër (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · de Zahl (non-word symbol that represents a number) · fa-cls رَقَم (non-word symbol that represents a number) · id angka (non-word symbol that represents a number) · hi अंक (non-word symbol that represents a number) · bn অঙ্ক (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · sl števnik (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · mk бројка (non-word symbol that represents a number) · th ตัวเลข (non-word symbol that represents a number) · de Zahlzeichen (non-word symbol that represents a number) · my ဂဏန်း (non-word symbol that represents a number) · ka ციფრი (non-word symbol that represents a number) · sl številka (non-word symbol that represents a number) · be лічэ́бнік (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ro număr (non-word symbol that represents a number) · he סִפְרָה (non-word symbol that represents a number) · ja 数字 (non-word symbol that represents a number) · cy rhifolyn (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · fa-cls رَقَم (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ms angka (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ug رەقەم (non-word symbol that represents a number) · nb numerale (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · bg ци́фра (non-word symbol that represents a number) · ca numeral (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ca xifra (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · tr sayı (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ar عَدَد (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ps رقم (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · be лі́чба (non-word symbol that represents a number) · uz raqam (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ba һан (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · izh numerali (non-word symbol that represents a number) · fi numero (non-word symbol that represents a number) · lv cipars (non-word symbol that represents a number) · tl pamilang (non-word symbol that represents a number) · ko 숫자 (non-word symbol that represents a number) · mn цифр (non-word symbol that represents a number) · hsb ličbnik (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · sv tal (non-word symbol that represents a number) · tg адад (non-word symbol that represents a number) · udm лыдним (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · eo numeralo (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · da numerale (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · uk ци́фра (non-word symbol that represents a number) · ur عَدَد (non-word symbol that represents a number) · nl telwoord (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ru число́ (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · tr adet (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · yue 數字 /数字 (non-word symbol that represents a number) · tg адад (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · fa-ira عَدَد (non-word symbol that represents a number) · el αριθμητικό (non-word symbol that represents a number) · az rəqəm (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ar رَقْم (non-word symbol that represents a number) · ko 숫자 (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · cs numerale (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ru числи́тельное (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · fi numero (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ms angka (non-word symbol that represents a number) · mt ċifra (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · uz son (non-word symbol that represents a number) · pl liczebnik (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ug سان (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ga figiúr (non-word symbol that represents a number) · sv siffra (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · th เลข (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · sq numër (non-word symbol that represents a number) · tl pambilang (non-word symbol that represents a number) · hi अंक (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · hi संख्या (non-word symbol that represents a number) · bo གྲངས་ཚིག (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ar عَدَد (non-word symbol that represents a number) · br niver (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ast numberal (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · hsb numeral (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · izh cislasana (non-word symbol that represents a number) · fa-ira رَقَم (non-word symbol that represents a number) · sh brȏjka (non-word symbol that represents a number) · dsb licbnik (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · sv räkneord (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · es cifra (non-word symbol that represents a number) · sq shifër (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · lo ຕົວເລກ (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · sk číslovka (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · uz raqam (non-word symbol that represents a number) · vi chữ số (non-word symbol that represents a number) · la numerus (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · rue чісло́вник (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · is tala (non-word symbol that represents a number) · bg число́ (non-word symbol that represents a number) · alt сан (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · bo ཨང་ཀི (non-word symbol that represents a number) · my ဂဏန်း (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · el αριθμός (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ko 수자 (non-word symbol that represents a number) · pt número (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · nn numerale (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · sh brȏj (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · sv siffra (non-word symbol that represents a number) · hi संख्या (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · nn tal (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · az ədəd (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · cs číslice (non-word symbol that represents a number) · mi tohutau (non-word symbol that represents a number) · lt skaitmuo (non-word symbol that represents a number) · yue 數字 /数字 (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · pl cyfra (non-word symbol that represents a number) · ug رەقەم (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ia numeral (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · az say (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ca xifra (non-word symbol that represents a number) · wuu 數字 /数字 (non-word symbol that represents a number) · tk san (non-word symbol that represents a number) · tr rakam (non-word symbol that represents a number) · de Ziffer (non-word symbol that represents a number) · sq numëror (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · fa-cls عَدَد (non-word symbol that represents a number) · fr chiffre (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · crh sayı (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · lt skaitvardis (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · bg числи́телно (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · cs číslovka (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ky сан (non-word symbol that represents a number) · mt numru (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ru ци́фра (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · nan-hbl 數字 /数字 (non-word symbol that represents a number) · mk број (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · el ψηφίο (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · da tal (non-word symbol that represents a number) · sh бро̑јка (non-word symbol that represents a number) · sh brȏj (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · kk сан (non-word symbol that represents a number) · uz son (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · yue 數詞 /数词 (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · de Numerale (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ky сан (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · th ตัวเลข (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · it cifra (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · hu számnév (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · fa-ira عَدَد (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · kk нөмір (non-word symbol that represents a number) · crh raqam (non-word symbol that represents a number) · ro numeral (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · tk san (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · ro număr (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · de Zahlwort (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral) · alt тооломо (word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral)

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