Arabic numeral
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Etymology
A calque of Medieval Latin numerus Arabicus, from its gradual adoption in Europe from Arabic sources.
Noun
Arabic numeral (plural Arabic numerals)
- A number represented using an Indian and Arabic system involving the symbols 1, 2, 3, etc. [1727]
- Synonyms: Hindu numeral, Hindu-Arabic numeral, Indo-Arabic numeral
- (in the plural) The system using such numerals, now employed throughout the world.
Hyponyms
Translations
any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
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