numeral

«numeral» in Mova's school dictionary: a symbol or group of symbols that stands for a number… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a numeral, numerals)

meaning for a pupil

1) A numeral is a symbol or group of symbols that stands for a number, like 7 or VII. tree →

2) (grammar) A numeral is a word for a number, like «seven» or «seventh». tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths lessons numerals are how we write numbers: we use Hindu-Arabic numerals (0–9), and pupils also learn Roman numerals (I, V, X, L, C, D, M) seen on clocks, in book chapters and after kings' names (Henry VIII). Phrases: «Roman numerals», «Arabic numerals», «write in numerals» (use digits, not words).

examples

• Write the number in numerals, not words. tree →
• The clock face has Roman numerals. tree →
• XIV is the Roman numeral for fourteen. tree →
• Our numerals 0 to 9 came to Europe from India through Arab mathematicians. tree →
• The Romans had no numeral for zero. tree →
• Henry VIII uses the Roman numeral for eight. tree →
• «12» is a numeral, «twelve» is a word. tree →
• I have changed the Indian mercantile numerals into those of English "back-slang," which make a very good parallel. tree →

note

Plural «numerals». A numeral is the written symbol; a number is the amount or value itself; a digit is one single symbol from 0 to 9. So «25» is a numeral made of two digits. Roman numerals: I=1, V=5, X=10, L=50, C=100, D=500, M=1000; a smaller one before a bigger one is taken away (IV=4, IX=9).

In the corpora

• The numbers 0 to 9 that we call Arabic numerals were first developed in India and reached Europe through Arabic books.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «numeral» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.