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numeric

Syllables: mu·mer·ic/n(j)uːˈmɛɹɪk/US/n(j)uˈmɛɹɪk/

numeric adjective: of or relating to numbers, especially the characters 0 to 9. Also the alternative form of numerical.

Adjective

numeric (comparative more numeric, superlative most numeric)

  1. Of or relating to numbers, especially the characters 0 to 9.
    • Because statisticians use the term regression for the process of computing an expression that predicts a numeric quantity, decision trees with averaged numeric values at the leaves are called regression trees.2000, Ivan H. Witten, Eibe Frank, Data Mining, page 70
    Synonyms:
    numeral

Noun

numeric (plural numerics)

  1. Any number, proper or improper fraction, or incommensurable ratio.

Also used as

numeric is also the alternative form of numerical.

Examples of numeric in a sentence

  • In many programming languages, numeric values are not assignable to string variables.
  • They were asked to program an expression evaluator that could determine the value of a numeric expression.
  • This typewriter has a numeric keyset to the right of the standard alphanumeric keyset.

All 18 example sentences with numeric

Synonyms of numeric

Forms of numeric

Adjective
comparativemore numeric
superlativemost numeric
Noun
pluralnumerics

Origin of numeric

Borrowed from French numérique.

Words formed from numeric

Phrases with numeric

Words that rhyme with numeric

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Questions about numeric

What does numeric mean?
Numeric means of or relating to numbers, especially the characters 0 to 9.
What part of speech is numeric?
Numeric can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce numeric?
Numeric is pronounced /n(j)uːˈmɛɹɪk/ (UK).

Words near numeric in the dictionary

  1. numeration
  2. numerations
  3. numerative
  4. numerator
  5. numerators
  6. numeric
  7. numeric complement
  8. numeric complements
  9. numeric keypad
  10. numeric keypads
  11. numeric promotion

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