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a character used to represent a mathematical value a birthday candle in the shape of the numeral 4

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Recent Examples of numeral Beccari explained that the brand’s initials LV, viewed as Roman numerals, represent 55 — hence the number of lipstick shades at launch. Miles Socha, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025 The red numerals on the clock had reached a single digit, just nine seconds, and Drake guard Bennett Stirtz stood, oh, 40 feet from the basket. Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025 The law’s Roman numeral was incorrect in an earlier version of the story. Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025 Each transaction on a blockchain has a unique algorithm identifier of letters and numerals. Riley McDermid, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for numeral

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“Numeral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numeral. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

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