Arabic numeral

• arabic numeral (US)

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

Arabic numeral (plural Arabic numerals)

1. A number represented using an Indian and Arabic system involving the symbols 1, 2, 3, etc. [1727]

   Synonyms: Hindu numeral, Hindu-Arabic numeral, Indo-Arabic numeral

2. (in the plural) The system using such numerals, now employed throughout the world.

• 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9