numerical

or nu·mer·ic

[noo-mer-i-kuh l or noo-mer-ik; nyoo-]

adjective

of or relating to numbers; of the nature of a number.
indicating a number: numerical symbols.
bearing or designated by a number.

expressed by numbers instead of letters: numerical cryptography; numerical equations.
of or relating to one's skill at working with numbers, solving mathematical problems, etc.: tests for rating numerical aptitude.
Mathematics. absolute(def 12).

Origin of numerical

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

Related formsnu·mer·i·cal·ly, adverbnu·mer·i·cal·ness, nounun·nu·mer·i·cal, adjective

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Examples from the Web for numerically

Contemporary Examples of numerically

A numerically smaller portion is thriving, and a very small portion is really thriving.
It's Not the Economy, Stupid!
Zachary Karabell
August 10, 2011

Historical Examples of numerically

But we were numerically the stronger when it came to true leadership.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930
Various
Numerically, you are about five hundred to one; physically, you look their equals.
The Daltons, Volume II (of II)
Charles James Lever
The radial velocity is, numerically, greater than could have been supposed.
Lectures on Stellar Statistics
Carl Vilhelm Ludvig Charlier
Unfortunately, the Americans who compose this "set" are numerically weak.
As A Chinaman Saw Us
Anonymous
Why was the Russian fleet, numerically superior to that of Japan, divided?
The Story of Russia
R. Van Bergen, M.A.

British Dictionary definitions for numerically

numerical

numeric

adjective

of, relating to, or denoting a number or numbers
measured or expressed in numbersnumerical value
maths
1. containing or using constants, coefficients, terms, or elements represented by numbers3x² + 4y = 2 is a numerical equation Compare literal (def. 6)
2. another word for absolute (def. 11a)

Derived Formsnumerically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for numerically

numerical

adj.

1620s, from Latin numerus "a number" (see number (n.)) + suffix -ical. Perhaps by influence of French numérique "of a number or numbers." Related: Numerically.