NUMERAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does numeral mean? 

• NUMERAL (noun)
  The noun NUMERAL has 1 sense:

1. a symbol used to represent a number

  Familiarity information: NUMERAL used as a noun is very rare.

• NUMERAL (adjective)
  The adjective NUMERAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or denoting numbers

  Familiarity information: NUMERAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NUMERAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A symbol used to represent a number

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

number; numeral

Context example:

he learned to write the numerals before he went to school

Hypernyms ("numeral" is a kind of...):

symbol (an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "numeral"):

Arabic numeral; Hindu-Arabic numeral; Hindu numeral (one of the symbols 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0)

Roman numeral (a symbol in the old Roman notation; I,V,X,L,C,D,M represent 1,5,10,50,100,500,1000 respectively in Arabic notation)

antilog; antilogarithm (the number of which a given number is the logarithm)

• NUMERAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or denoting numbers

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

numeral; numeric; numerical

Context example:

a numeric symbol

Pertainym:

number (a concept of quantity involving zero and units)

 Context examples 

Information in the form of a numeral contained in a data field.

(Numeric Value, NCI Thesaurus)

A textual representation of the numeral 1.

(One, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A prefix used in binary numeral system for denoting a quantity of two raised to the power of 50, which is equal to 1 125 899 906 842 624.

(Pebi, NCI Thesaurus)

A numeral or string of numerals expressing value, quantity, or identification.

(Number, NCI Thesaurus)

A prefix used in binary numeral system for denoting a quantity of two raised to the power of ten, which is equal to 1 024.

(Kibi, NCI Thesaurus)

A prefix used in binary numeral system for denoting a quantity of two raised to the power of 30, which is equal to 1 073 741 824.

(Gibi, NCI Thesaurus)

A prefix used in binary numeral system for denoting a quantity of two raised to the power of 60, which is equal to 1 152 921 504 606 846 976.

(Exbi, NCI Thesaurus)

In this system, the FIGO stage is represented by an Roman numeral, followed by the modified WHO score depicted as an Arabic numeral and separated by a colon (e.g., Stage II:4, Stage IV:9).

(FIGO Staging System and Modified World Health Organization [WHO] Prognostic Scoring System for Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasms, NCI Thesaurus)