Arabic numeral

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Arabic numeral

One of the numerical symbols 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 0. Also called Hindu-Arabic numeral.

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Arabic numeral

(Mathematics) one of the symbols 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 (opposed to Roman numerals)

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Ar·a·bic numeral

(ăr′ə-bĭk)

One of the numerical symbols 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 0. They are called Arabic numerals because they were introduced into western Europe from sources of Arabic scholarship.

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Arabic numeral - one of the symbols 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0

Hindu numeral, Hindu-Arabic numeral

numeral, number - a symbol used to represent a number; "he learned to write the numerals before he went to school"

Roman numeral - a symbol in the old Roman notation; I,V,X,L,C,D,M represent 1,5,10,50,100,500,1000 respectively in Arabic notation

Translations

xifra aràbiga

arabische Ziffer

número arábigo

chiffre arabe

numero arabo

cyfra arabska

algarismoalgarismo arábico

арабская цифра

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