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Numerals

Scope note

Use for the written or printed characters that denote units in a numerical sequence. For the abstract units belonging to a mathematical system and subject to specified laws of succession, addition, and other functions, use "numbers."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000194307

Broader Terms used

<script and type signs>

Narrower Terms used

Roman numerals
Arabic numerals

Equivalent Terms used

numeral

Created

13yrs ago

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