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numeric

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /n(j)uːˈmɛɹɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, US: /n(j)uˈmɛɹɪk/
  • Australian: /n(j)ʉːˈmeɹɪk/
  • South-Asia: /ˈnjumərɪk/
  • rhymes with -ɛɹɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: N UW0 M EH1 R IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to numbers, especially the characters 0 to 9.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Alternative form of numerical (“the same; identical”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to or denoting numbers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a numeral adjective

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: numeral, numerical

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

measured or expressed in numbers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • numerical value
  • the numerical superiority of the enemy

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: numerical

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nem- Proto-Italic *nomezos Latin numerus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French numériquebor. English numeric Borrowed from French numérique.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: numérico — of, or relating to numbers