English Explanatory Dictionary

Arabic numeral

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A number represented using an Indian and Arabic system involving the symbols 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 0, representing digits.
  2. The system using such numerals, now employed throughout the world.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Arabic numeral.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Arabic numeral Arabic numerals

Etymology

A calque of Medieval Latin numerus Arabicus, from its gradual adoption in Europe from Arabic sources.

Synonyms

Hindu numeral Hindu-Arabic numeral Indo-Arabic numeral
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