Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following statements is true regarding ‘Numeral’ and ‘Number’?
A. A numeral is a symbol used to represent numbers.
B. Same number can be represented by different numerals.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFIn our day-to-day life, we need to quantify several things that we use or come across like members of the family, and students in the class/school. For counting objects, expressing different quantities, measuring length, weight, volume, expressing time, etc numbers are essential. Numbers have been so intimately associated with our life that we cannot think of anything without them. Different systems of numbers were developed in different ancient civilizations. Note that:
- A numeral is a representation while a Number is an idea.
- A numeral is a symbol that represents a number. For example, 'three' can be represented as '3' and 'III'.
- The same number can be represented by different numerals as mentioned above.
Hence, both statements are correct.
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