numerals

Figures like seven

Numerals are symbols representing numbers.

Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3) dominate modern usage, while Roman numerals (I, II, III) appear in formal contexts like clock faces, outlines, and monarchs' names: Queen Elizabeth II.

The word also covers written-out forms: Spell out numerals under ten.

In grammar, numerals are words expressing quantity or order: one, first, third.

digits

zero

Numerical absence of quantity

  • oneLowest positive integer
  • twoNumber after one
  • threeSum of one twice

four · five · six · seven · eight · nine · double-digit · place value · ones · tens

ancient

Roman

Of ancient Italy's capital

  • ArabicSemitic language family member
  • GreekOf Athenian origin
  • EgyptianRelating to the pharaohs' land

Babylonian · Mayan · Sumerian · Phoenician · Indus · cuneiform · hieroglyphs · abacus · quipu · tallying

notation

decimal

Tenths-based notation

fraction · percentage · exponent · subscript · superscript · scientific notation · tally marks · positional · place value

counting

tally

Recorded count

amount · numbering · inventory · census · tabulate · aggregate · score · dozen · gross · batch

time

chronology

Temporal ordering of events

  • dateSpecific day or outing
  • yearTwelve-month duration
  • centuryHundred-year span

millennium · epoch · era · age · calendar · countdown · timestamp · deadline · duration · anniversary

math

arithmetic

Mathematics of basic operations

division · algebra · equations · fractions · decimals · percentages · computation · algorithm · calculation · integers

display

LCD

Lowest shared fraction bottom

keypad · scoreboard · odometer · speedometer · clock face · seven-segment · readout · counter · dial · meter

symbolic

numerology

Mystical significance of digits

unlucky · seven · thirteen · 666 · 888 · trinity · omen · superstition · Pythagorean · angel numbers

Categories
Opposites
symbol type

numeralsletters

Alphabetic characters or mail

alphabet · words · phonetic symbols · number words · text

Phrases
Family

numeral, enumerate, enumeration, numerate, numeration, numerator, numerators

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G