\Nu"mer*al\, a. [L. numeralis, fr. numerus number: cf.
F. num['e]ral. See {Number}, n.]
1. Of or pertaining to number; consisting of number or
   numerals.

         A long train of numeral progressions. --Locke.

2. Expressing number; representing number; as, numeral
   letters or characters, as X or 10 for ten.

\Nu"mer*al\, n.
1. A figure or character used to express a number; as, the
   Arabic numerals, 1, 2, 3, etc.; the Roman numerals, I, V,
   X, L, etc.

2. A word expressing a number.