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numeral

/noo-mer-uhl, nyoo-; noom-ruhl, nyoom-/US // ˈnu mər əl, ˈnyu-; ˈnum rəl, ˈnyum- //UK // (ˈnjuːmərəl) //

数字,数词,数值,数目字

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a word, letter, symbol, or figure, etc., expressing a number; number: the Roman numerals.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or consisting of numbers or numerals.
    • : expressing or noting a number or numbers.

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Examples

  • There are 15 different cicada broods, which emerge in a specific region of the country and are identified by a Roman numeral.

  • That includes the alphabetic characters, numerals, punctuation, and all the various functions like Home, Mail, Volume Up and Volume Down.

  • It’ll have a 2 on it, or maybe a Roman numeral, so it won’t look like second place.

  • The method worked, correctly recognizing up to 95 percent of handwritten and printed numerals.

  • The bigger the base, the easier it is to prove a theorem of this sort, since if you’re in a base with, say, a million different numerals instead of just 0 to 9, a restriction like “no 7s” has a smaller impact.

  • If you are invited into the office of its director, you can see a clock on the wall that has a small hole near the numeral 1.

  • We all dance the entire DSM IV (and its coming progeny, the Roman numeral–free DSM 5) right down the line.

  • The pin, a small gold numeral six with a black star on it, shows Hanks signing on to save Pvt. Ryan—this time for real.

  • "Six days," answered the girl; and again the numeral was accompanied by a slight gesture of her fingers.

  • A separate type was used to represent each numeral, having a corresponding number of projections or teeth.

  • (d) A triangle in the top of the numeral, and a diamond in the bow of the numeral, with four dots above and nine below the latter.

  • The earliest also bears a large "V," in an octagon frame, and the other a large numeral "5," in a circle.

  • "Two Cents" at the bottom on a ribbon with large numeral "2" between the words, both in outline shaded.