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Arabic numeral
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decimal digits used in modern western alphabetic scripts to note numbers with the Indic-Arabic numeral system (any of the ten digits: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Arabic numerals are the ten digits (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) that we use today to write numbers in the modern Western way. They matter because they form the foundation of the decimal system we rely on for everything from basic arithmetic to complex calculations in science and commerce.
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Arabic numerals set in Source Sans typeface
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