Mongolian numerals

{{Short description|Numerals used in Mongolian scripts}}

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Mongolian numerals are numerals developed from Tibetan numerals and used in conjunction with the Mongolian and Clear script.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ux--OWgWvBQC&pg=PA199|title=Numerical Notation: A Comparative History|last=Chrisomalis|first=Stephen|date=2010|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9780521878180|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode10.0.0/ch13.pdf|title=The Unicode® Standard Version 10.0 – Core Specification: South and Central Asia-II|website=Unicode.org|access-date=3 December 2017}}{{rp|28}} They are still used on Mongolian tögrög banknotes.

The main sources of reference for Mongolian numerals are mathematical and philosophical works of Janj khutugtu A.Rolbiidorj (1717-1766) and D.Injinaash (1704-1788). Rolbiidorj exercises with numerals of up to 10⁶⁶, the last number which he called “setgeshgui” or “unimaginable” referring to the concept of infinity. Injinaash works with numerals of up to 10⁵⁹. Of these two scholars, the Rolbiidorj’s numerals, their names and sequencing are commonly accepted and used today, for example, in the calculations and documents pertaining to the Mongolian Government budget.