Meanings
nounghubar numerals pl (plural only)
alternative ghobar numerals · alternative gobar numerals · alternative gubar numerals
- pluralplural onlyArabic numerals.
Origin
From an Arabic word for "dust", because calculations were once performed by drawing in a heap of dust with a stick.
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APA
ghubar numerals. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghubar%20numerals
MLA
“ghubar numerals.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghubar%20numerals. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ghubar numerals,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghubar%20numerals.
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