The difference between Cardinal numeral and Numeral

When used as nouns, cardinal numeral means a word used to represent a cardinal number, whereas numeral means 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.


Numeral is also adjective with the meaning: of or relating to numbers.

check bellow for the other definitions of Cardinal numeral and Numeral

  1. Cardinal numeral as a noun (grammar):

    A word used to represent a cardinal number.

  1. Numeral as a 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.

  2. Numeral as a noun (linguistics):

    A word representing a number.

  3. Numeral as a noun (card games):

    A card whose rank is a number (usually including the ace as 1).

    Examples:

    "Jacks, queens, and kings are not numerals."

  1. Numeral as an adjective:

    Of or relating to numbers; numerical.