Nu"mer*al (?), a. [L. numeralis, fr. numerus number: cf. F. num'eral. See Number, n.]
1.
Of or pertaining to number; consisting of number or numerals.
A long train of numeral progressions.
Locke.
2.
Expressing number; representing number; as, numeral letters or characters, as X or 10 for ten.
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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.
2.
A word expressing a number.
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