numerology
noun
the study of numbers, as the figures designating the year of one's birth, to determine their supposed influence on one's life, future, etc.
numerological
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a word derived from
numerology.
Example Sentences
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Hunt said he had seen a consistent amount of enthusiasm for and belief in the end times, but less of the studious, numerological type that was big in the 1970s.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2022
But anyone doubting that Prince was heeding some kind of numerological inspiration should recall that “7” somehow peaked … at No. 7.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2021
Picking No. 1-ranked Brooks Koepka just because he’s No. 1 like Woods was No. 1 when he won in 2006 shows a disdain for the numerological creativity my major championship picks are known for.
From Golf Digest ● Jul. 17, 2019
An enjoyable quest-story, it was freighted with the author’s usual typographical eccentricities, footnotes, numerological games and inventories.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 20, 2016
Even today, some of these numerological superstitions are not dead.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
