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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 It is otherwise recognized for a dial that is typical to Cartier with Roman numerals, a chemin de fer minute track, and blued steel hands, although some outliers of those parameters do exist. Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024 This complication features a three-armed carousel, each arm carrying a block with four-hour numerals. Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 The dial is white and features the French Maison’s signature black Roman numerals, minute railway track, blued hands, and a date at six o’clock. Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2024 Though one other numeral also stuck in fans' minds: 4,192. Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 10 Nov. 2024 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 30 Jan. 2025.

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