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What is number in mathematics?

The difference between numbers and numerals is like the difference between ideas and symbols:

• Numbers are abstract concepts that represent quantity or value. For example, the idea of "three" apples or "ten" fingers—those quantities are numbers.

• Numerals are the symbols or written representations we use to express numbers. For example:

  • "3" is a numeral representing the number three.

  • "X" is a Roman numeral representing the number ten.

  • "10" is a numeral in base-10 representing ten.

So, numbers are the actual mathematical concepts, while numerals are how we write or speak about them.

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