"numeral" in the noun sense
1. numeral, number
a symbol used to represent a number
"he learned to write the numerals before he went to school"
"numeral" in the adjective sense
1. numeral, numerical, numeric
of or relating to or denoting numbers
"a numeral adjective"
"numerical order"
"a numeric symbol"
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