Meaning & Definition of Numeral in English

Detailed Definitions

• Definition: A character or group of characters used to represent a number.

  Example Sentence: The numeral '5' represents the number five.

• Definition: A figure expressing a number in numerical form.

  Example Sentence: In Roman numerals, 'IV' is the numeral for four.

Etymology

Origin: From Latin 'numeralis', from 'numerus' meaning number.

Synonyms

Common Phrases and Expressions

• Arabic numeral: A numeral in the decimal system, especially the digits 0-9.
• Roman numeral: A numeral system originating from ancient Rome using combinations of letters from the Latin alphabet.

Translations

• Spanish: número

• French: numéral

• German: Zahlzeichen

• Russian: число

Related Words

• integer: A whole number; a number that is not a fraction.

• decimal: A number that is expressed in the scale of tens.

Slang Meanings of numeral

• Meaning: A way to refer to a number casually.

  Example Sentence: That concert made '1' a hot numeral!

• Meaning: Using numbers instead of words in text messages.

  Example Sentence: I just use '2' instead of 'to' all the time.