numeral

Noun · Adjective

WordNet 3.0

a symbol used to represent a number“he learned to write the numerals before he went to school”Synonyms: number

of or relating to or denoting numbers“a numeral adjective”Synonyms: numerical numeric

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. [1913 Webster]

2.A word expressing a number. [1913 Webster]

Numeral \Nu"mer*al\, a. [L. numeralis, fr. numerus number: cf. F. num['e]ral. See Number, n.] [1913 Webster]

1.Of or pertaining to number; consisting of number or numerals. [1913 Webster]

A long train of numeral progressions.— Locke.[1913 Webster]

2.Expressing number; representing number; as, numeral letters or characters, as X or 10 for ten. [1913 Webster]