English Dictionary

numeral

/ˈnjuːməɹəl/

noun

A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 and the Roman numerals I, V, X, L. / A representation of a number composed of such symbols.

I have three cats.

意味（1）

A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 and the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.

意味（2）

A representation of a number composed of such symbols.

Compare the numeral for the product with the original decimal numeral.

意味（3）

(linguistics) A number word, a simple or compound word for a number often having particular grammatical attributes depending on the language.

We use the term numeral for linguistic expressions and number for meanings. For example, five is a numeral expressing the number 5 - and fifteen hundred and one thousand five hundred are different numerals expressing the same number, 1,500.

意味（4）

(card games) A card whose rank is a number (usually including the ace as 1).

Jacks, queens, and kings are not numerals.