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nu·mer·i·cal

(no͞o-mĕr′ĭ-kəl, nyo͞o-) also nu·mer·ic (-mĕr′ĭk)

adj.

1. Of or relating to a number or series of numbers: numerical order.

2. Designating number or a number: a numerical symbol.

3. Expressed in or counted by numbers: numerical strength.

[From Latin numerus, number; see number.]

nu·mer′i·cal·ly adv.

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numerical

(njuːˈmɛrɪkəl) or

numeric

adj

1. of, relating to, or denoting a number or numbers

2. measured or expressed in numbers: numerical value.

3. (Mathematics) maths

a. containing or using constants, coefficients, terms, or elements represented by numbers: 3x² + 4y = 2 is a numerical equation. Compare literal⁶

b. another word for absolute^11a

nuˈmerically adv

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nu•mer•i•cal

(nuˈmɛr ɪ kəl, nyu-)

also nu•mer′ic,

adj.

1. of or pertaining to numbers; of the nature of a number.

2. indicating a number, as a symbol.

3. bearing or designated by a number.

4. expressed in numbers: numerical equations.

5. noting or pertaining to skill at working with numbers.

6. absolute (def. 10).

[1615–25; < Latin numer(us) number + -ical]

nu•mer′i•cal•ly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	numerical - measured or expressed in numbers; "numerical value"; "the numerical superiority of the enemy" numeric quantitative - expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement; "export wheat without quantitative limitations"; "quantitative analysis determines the amounts and proportions of the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture"
	2.	numerical - of or relating to or denoting numbers; "a numeral adjective" numeral, numeric
	3.	numerical - relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers; "tests for rating numerical aptitude"; "a mathematical whiz" mathematical verbal - relating to or having facility in the use of words; "a good poet is a verbal artist"; "a merely verbal writer who sacrifices content to sound"; "verbal aptitude"

Translations

عَدَدي، خاص بالأعْداد

číselnýnumerický

numerisktal-

numerisch

numérico

numeerinen

numérique

numerikusszámszerû

tölu-, talna-

numerical

[njuːˈmerɪkəl] ADJ → numérico
in numerical order → por orden numérico

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numerical

[njuːˈmɛrɪk^əl] adj

[value] → numérique; [superiority] → numérique
to have a numerical advantage → avoir l'avantage du nombre
in numerical order → par ordre numérique

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numerical

adj equation, order, data → numerisch; superiority → zahlenmäßig; numerical symbols → Zahlensymbole pl; numerical value → Zahlenwert m

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numerical

[njuːˈmɛrɪk/əl] adj → numerico/a
in numerical order → in ordine numerico

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numeral

(ˈnjuːmərəl) noun

a figure used to express a number. 1, 10, 50 are Arabic numerals; I, X, L are Roman numerals.

nuˈmerical (-ˈme-) adjective

of, using or consisting of numbers. a numerical code.

nuˈmerically adverb

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