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numeral

[noo-mer-uhl, nyoo-, noom-ruhl, nyoom-] / ˈnu mər əl, ˈnju-, ˈnum rəl, ˈnjum- /
NOUN
symbol of mathematical system
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The Saudi-backed circuit, whose name is derived from the Roman numeral for '54', had previously touted its three-round tournaments as a core distinction from traditional golf events.

From Barron's Nov. 4, 2025

Expedition 33 is set in Lumiere, a fictional world overshadowed by a huge monolith bearing a glowing numeral on its face.

From BBC May 3, 2025

If the number is less than .5, the image is not assumed to contain a tumor; a numeral greater than .5 warrants a closer look.

From Science Daily Mar. 4, 2024

Numerologists reduce numbers to one digit, she explained, and each numeral carries energy and data.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 31, 2023

The door was interesting, much more complicated than the Roman numeral combination lock above.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

A large digital clock appeared at the start of each episode, with bright numerals showing the current time in 24-hour format, as Bauer raced against the clock to avert disaster.

From MarketWatch Mar. 16, 2026

I wished that the book’s sections, numbered I through X, had names in addition to their Roman numerals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 9, 2026

"You might be feeling a familiar vexation at the sight of these two formerly innocuous numerals," Dictionary.com said, addressing parents as it announced the winner this week.

From Barron's Oct. 30, 2025

He came upon an old market crowned with a grand dome and a broken clock that had numerals in Bengali, the language most commonly spoken in the city.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2025

The time-honored solution is to create an outline, which is just a tree lying on its side, its branches marked by indentations, dashes, bullets, or Roman and Arabic numerals, rather than by forking line segments.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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