Arabic numeral

/ˌɛrəbɪk ˌnumərəl/
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Other forms: Arabic numerals

Definitions of Arabic numeral
  1. noun
    one of the symbols 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0
    synonyms: Hindu numeral, Hindu-Arabic numeral
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    antonyms:
    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
    type of:
    number, numeral
    a symbol used to represent a number
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