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Recent Examples of numeral
Quanta spoke with Dunning about how that technology has influenced mathematical thought — about why Roman numerals are hard to use, how symbols beat shapes in calculus, and why arguments about writing things down may have produced some of our most fundamental insights about logic and computation.
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John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Using a special encryption code, the operatives could translate the numerals into a readable message.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
On the reverse side, there are symbols and dates in Roman numerals corresponding to each sign of the zodiac.
—Micaela English, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
But the irony is, Roman numerals were actually introduced to make things easier to understand.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
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John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Using a special encryption code, the operatives could translate the numerals into a readable message.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
On the reverse side, there are symbols and dates in Roman numerals corresponding to each sign of the zodiac.
—Micaela English, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
But the irony is, Roman numerals were actually introduced to make things easier to understand.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for numeral
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Sacramento County Department of Homeless Services and Housing opened its hot weather respite at North A Shelter through Saturday, officials announced, as daytime temperatures were forecast to reach triple digits beginning Thursday.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Bread, cigarettes, cars, and furniture have seen a similar triple-digit rise.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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Ties will be broken by the number of goals scored, the amount of cards a team has accumulated, and if all else fails, a team's position in the FIFA world rankings.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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Rocklin voters will decide this November whether to join a growing number of Placer County communities that have approved local sales taxes to fund city services.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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“Numeral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numeral. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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