numerical

or nu·mer·ic

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

/ nuˈmɛr ɪ kəl or nuˈmɛr ɪk; nyu- /

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).

Words nearby numerical

numeral system, numerary, numerate, numeration, numerator, numerical, numerical analysis, numerical aperture, numerical control, numerical identity, numerical taxonomy

Origin of numerical

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

OTHER WORDS FROM numerical

nu·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

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|DAILY BEAST
This was a great victory, and it is evident that the enemy were numerically superior to the victors.
How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves|W.H.G. Kingston
In this case the vanquished were intellectually and numerically superior to their victors.
The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races|Arthur, comte de Gobineau
There was, moreover, a literary set; but it was numerically very small.
Liverpool a few years since|James Aspinall

The Mexican forces were not numerically equal to this, and, accordingly, they were concentrated at the threatened point.
Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2|Brantz Mayer
I have endeavoured to test this numerically by averages, and, as far as my imperfect results go, they confirm the view.
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection|Charles Darwin

British Dictionary definitions for numerically

numerical

numeric

/ (njuːˈmɛrɪkəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or denoting a number or numbers

measured or expressed in numbersnumerical value

maths

containing or using constants, coefficients, terms, or elements represented by numbers3x² + 4y = 2 is a numerical equation Compare literal (def. 6)
another word for absolute (def. 11a)

Derived forms of numerical

numerically, adverb

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