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NUMERAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A symbol used to represent a number
Example:
he learned to write the numerals before he went to school
Synonyms:
number; numeral
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("numeral" is a kind of...):
symbol (an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "numeral"):
Arabic numeral; Hindu-Arabic numeral; Hindu numeral (one of the symbols 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0)
Roman numeral (a symbol in the old Roman notation; I,V,X,L,C,D,M represent 1,5,10,50,100,500,1000 respectively in Arabic notation)
antilog; antilogarithm (the number of which a given number is the logarithm)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or denoting numbers
Example:
a numeric symbol
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
number (a concept of quantity involving zero and units)
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