Arabic numeral
A number represented using an Indian and Arabic system involving the symbols 1, 2, 3,…A number represented using an Indian and Arabic system involving the symbols 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 0, representing digits.
Meaning
2 sensesA number represented using an Indian and Arabic system involving the symbols 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 0, representing digits.
indisch-arabische Ziffer, arabische Ziffer
ара́бская ци́фраarábskaja cífra
ара́бська ци́фраarábsʹka cýfra
(in the plural)The system using such numerals, now employed throughout the world.
- one of the symbols 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0
Translations
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Origin
A calque of Medieval Latin numerus Arabicus, from its gradual adoption in Europe from ArabA calque of Medieval Latin numerus Arabicus, from its gradual adoption in Europe from Arabic sources.
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Forms
plural: Arabic numeralsSynonyms
3 synonyms- one of the symbols 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0:Hindu numeralHindu-Arabic numeral
Antonyms
1 antonymsSee also
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