greeknumerals
nounUK /ˈɡriːk ˈnjuːmərəlz/
US /ˈɡriːk ˈnuːmərəlz/
Greek numerals are the special symbols that people in ancient Greece used to write numbers.
The teacher showed us how Greek numerals use letters like alpha and beta to stand for numbers.
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2. The letters of the Greek alphabet when they are used as number signs.
In Greek numerals, the letter alpha stands for the number one.
3. A way of writing numbers that comes from Greek culture and history.
Historians study Greek numerals to understand old Greek math books.
4. Symbols from Greece that represent values in counting and measuring.
The old coin had Greek numerals stamped on its edge.