Arabic numeral

Meaning

1. A number represented using an Indian and Arabic system involving the symbols 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 0, representing digits.
2. (in-plural) The system using such numerals, now employed throughout the world.

Synonyms

Hindu-Arabic numeral

Hindu numeral

4

5

6

1

arabic figure

7

3

2

Translations

chiffre arabe

arabische Ziffer

número arábigo

numero arabo

algarismo arábico

algarismo

xifra aràbiga

numeración arábiga

número indio

número indoarábigo

número aràbic

arabische Zahl

numérotation arabe

numération arabe

Etymology

A calque of Medieval Latin numerus Arabicus, from its gradual adoption in Europe from Arabic sources.