Numeric

//n(j)uˈmɛɹɪk// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any number, proper or improper fraction, or incommensurable ratio.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to numbers, especially the characters 0 to 9.

    "Because statisticians use the term regression for the process of computing an expression that predicts a numeric quantity, decision trees with averaged numeric values at the leaves are called regression trees."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of numerical (“the same; identical”). alt-of, alternative, obsolete
Adjective
  1. 1
    measured or expressed in numbers wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to or denoting numbers wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
numeralnumericalalgebraicalgorismicalgorithmicaliquot

Example

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"She wrote the date in numeric form."

Etymology

Borrowed from French numérique, from Latin numerus (“number”).

Related phrases

numeric complementnumeric keypadnumeric promotion

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