Arabic numeral

American  

Or Arabic figure

noun

1. one of the characters 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, in general European use since the 12th century.

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Arabic numeral British  

noun

1. one of the symbols 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 (opposed to Roman numerals )

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Arabic numeral Scientific  

/ ăr′ə-bĭk /

1. One of the numerical symbols 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 0. They are called Arabic numerals because they were introduced into western Europe from sources of Arabic scholarship.

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Etymology

Origin of Arabic numeral

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

The shift from Roman to Arabic numeral in the title suggests the revival’s relaxed, contemporary tone.

From Los Angeles Times

“If we went to a math textbook creator and said, ‘Hey, can you build us a textbook but convert the Arabic numerals into Kaktovik numerals?’ it would be that much easier,” Judkins says.

From Scientific American

Critics called the initiative an attempt to intimidate teachers and suggested flooding the tip line with tongue-in-cheek complaints, such as the sarcastically dire warning that Virginia schools were teaching “Arabic numerals.”

From Washington Post

The astrolabes were often inscribed with Arabic numerals.

From Literature

Arabic numerals are tools which enable me to add and subtract, multiply and divide on a piece of paper far more fluently than I could with Roman numerals.

From Literature