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NUMERICAL
numeric, numerical
(adjective) measured or expressed in numbers; “numerical value”; “the numerical superiority of the enemy”
numerical, mathematical
(adjective) relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers; “tests for rating numerical aptitude”; “a mathematical whiz”
numeral, numerical, numeric
(adjective) of or relating to or denoting numbers; “a numeral adjective”; “numerical order”; “a numeric symbol”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
numerical (comparative more numerical, superlative most numerical)
of or pertaining to numbers
(obsolete) The same in number; hence, identically the same; identical.
Synonyms
• (of or pertaining to numbers): numeric; see also numerical
• (the same in number): numeric
Antonyms
• non-numerical
Anagrams
• ceruminal, melanuric
Source: Wiktionary
Nu*mer"ic, Nu*mer"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. numérique. See Number, n.]
1. Belonging to number; denoting number; consisting in numbers; expressed by numbers, and not letters; as, numerical characters; a numerical equation; a numerical statement.
Note: Numerical, as opposed to algebraical, is used to denote a value irrespective of its sign; thus, -5 is numerically greater than -3, though algebraically less.
2.2. The same in number; hence, identically the same; identical; as, the same numerical body. [Obs.] South. Would to God that all my fellow brethren, which with me bemoan the loss of their books, . . . might rejoice for the recovery thereof, though not the same numerical volumes. Fuller. Numerical equation (Alg.), an equation which has all the quantities except the unknown expressed in numbers; -- distinguished from literal equation.
– Numerical value of an equation or expression, that deduced by substituting numbers for the letters, and reducing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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