Arabic numerals - Arabic numbers

Japanese: アラビア数字 - アラビアすうじ
Arabic numerals - Arabic numbers
〘Noun〙 The ten commonly used numerals 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. They were invented in India and transmitted to Europe via Arabia. Indian numerals. Arabic numerals. ※Tokyo Akebono Shimbun - November 11, 1878 (Meiji 11) "All characters relating to monetary amounts entered in account books should use Arabic numerals."

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Japanese:
〘名〙 一般に用いられている0・1・2・3・4・5・6・7・8・9の一〇個の数字。インドで考え出され、アラビアを通じてヨーロッパに伝えられた。インド数字。算用数字。※東京曙新聞‐明治一一年(1878)一一月一一日「帳簿へ記入する所の金員に係る文字は、総て亜剌比亜数字を用ゆべし」

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