Nu"mer*al (?), a. [L. numeralis,
fr. numerus number: cf. F. numéral. See
Number, n.]
1. Of or pertaining to number; consisting of
number or numerals.
A long train of numeral
progressions.
Locke.
2. Expressing number; representing number;
as, numeral letters or characters, as X or 10 for
ten.
Nu"mer*al, n. 1. A
figure or character used to express a number; as, the Arabic
numerals, 1, 2, 3, etc.; the Roman numerals, I, V, X,
L, etc.
2. A word expressing a number.