cardinal number vs numeral

cardinal number

noun
  • A word that expresses a countable quantity; a cardinal numeral. 

  • A generalized kind of number used to denote the size of a set, including infinite sets. 

  • A number used to denote quantity; a counting number; a cardinal. 

numeral

noun
  • A number word, a simple or compound word for a number often having particular grammatical attributes depending on the language. 

  • A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 and the Roman numerals I, V, X, L. 

  • A card whose rank is a number (usually including the ace as 1). 

  • A representation of a number composed of such symbols. 

adj
  • Of or relating to numbers; numerical. 

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