GOBAR NUMERAL


Meaning of GOBAR NUMERAL in English

noun

or gho·bar numeral (ˈ)gō|bär- ; or gu·bar numeral (ˈ)gü|bär-

Etymology: Arabic ghubār dust, board with sand used for writing

: one of a set of ancient numerals which the Arabs developed from Hindu numerals and from which the modern arabic numerals are derived — see number table

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