The meaning of NUMERAL is a conventional symbol that represents a number. How to use numeral in a sentence.

A numeral system is a writing system for expressing numbers; that is, a mathematical notation for representing numbers of a given set, using digits or other symbols in a consistent manner.

NUMERAL definition: a word, letter, symbol, or figure, etc., expressing a number; number. See examples of numeral used in a sentence.

Numerals are the symbols used to represent small numbers, while numeral systems are collections of these symbols. The rules for representing larger numbers are also embedded in numerals and …

6 days ago · We use the term numeral for linguistic expressions and number for meanings. For example, five is a numeral expressing the number "5" - and fifteen hundred and one thousand five hundred are …

So digits make up numerals, and numerals stand for an idea of a number. Just like letters make up words, and words stand for an idea of the thing. But often people (including myself) say "Number" …

/ ˈnu·mər·əl / Add to word list a symbol that represents a number: the numeral 5 (Definition of numeral from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)