Nonnumerical

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not numerical; containing data other than numbers. not-comparable

    "But a more searching analysis of some 450 of the 600 surviving khipu has called into question this interpretation. Although they were probably mainly accounting tools, a growing number of researchers now think that some khipu were nonnumerical and may have been an early form of writing."

  2. 2
    Not using numerical techniques. not-comparable

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"But a more searching analysis of some 450 of the 600 surviving khipu has called into question this interpretation. Although they were probably mainly accounting tools, a growing number of researchers now think that some khipu were nonnumerical and may have been an early form of writing."

Etymology

From non- + numerical.

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