numeral

(noun)

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.

Examples of numeral in the following topics:

  • Numbers

    • Sometimes it is appropriate to write numbers as numerals; other times they should be spelled out.
    • Numbers that are more than two words long should be written as numerals.
    • Nontechnical quantities of 10 or more are expressed in numerals (300 people, 12 whales).
    • Page numbers and the titles of figures and tables are expressed in numerals.
    • Back-to-back numbers are written using both words and numerals (six 3-inch screws).

  • Overall Structure and Formatting of an MLA Paper

    • Your pages should be numbered with Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3…) and should start with the number 1 on your title page.
    • However, they recommend that you title each heading with an Arabic numeral, followed by a period and a space, followed by the section title in title case.
    • Subsections should follow the same pattern, with additional numerals after the period (e.g., 1.2, 3.9).

  • APA: Abstract

    • Any number that appears in the abstract should be written as a numeral (e.g., 1.5, 300) rather than spelled out (e.g., one and a half, three hundred) unless it begins a sentence—then it should be spelled out (e.g., "Three hundred children ate 1.5 sandwiches each”).

  • Conducting Research

    • It relies heavily on measurements, numerical data, and mathematical models-- particularly those found in statistics.

  • Overall Structure and Formatting of a Chicago/Turabian Paper

    • Page numbers in Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3…) should appear right-justified in the header of every page, beginning with the number 1 on the first page of text.

  • Chicago/Turabian: Tables and Figures

    • A table is a chart that presents numerical information in a grid format.

  • MLA: Tables and Figures

    • A table is a chart that presents numerical information in a grid format.

  • Overall Structure and Formatting of an APA Paper

    • Page numbers in Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3…) should appear right-justified in the header of every page, beginning with the number 1 on the title page.

  • APA: Tables and Figures

    • A table is a chart that presents numerical information in a grid format.

  • Managing Information

    • Software programs such as Excel can organize either text or numeric information into rows and columns, or the results of formulas that automatically calculate and display a value based on the contents of other cells.