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numeral

noun

ˈnü-mə-rəl

Definition of numeral

as in digit

a character used to represent a mathematical value a birthday candle in the shape of the numeral 4

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Recent Examples of numeral The bicentennial was the moment of nostalgic gluttony that topped them all, with its reenactment of battles, its old-fashioned sailing ships, and its outpouring of sappy patriotic products printed with the magic numerals 76. — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026 By first and second grade, problems become more symbolic, are presented verbally and use numerals. — Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 Since the Comey affair, the numbers have been showing up more in protests against Trump—most recently written in huge numerals on grass on the National Mall earlier in June. — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Others use numerals or one, two, and three dots. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for numeral

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Engineers could represent the two configurations as binary digits, or zeros and ones.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
The aberrant digit only crept in because Ford owned the rights to Model E and wasn’t interested in selling.

— Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026

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That number only includes those buried by authorities in Djibouti.

— JAMEY KEATEN, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Parallax credits a young female audience with growing clout for proving that films about gender roles, relationships and social pressure can pull in big numbers.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

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