adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/n(j)uːˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kəl/
Received-Pronunciation:[n(j)uːˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kɫ̩]
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Canada, General-American:/n(j)uˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kəl/
Canada, General-American:[n(j)uˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kɫ̩]
Australian:/n(j)ʉːˈmeɹ.ɪ.kəl/
Australian:[n(j)ʉːˈmeɹ.ɪ.kɫ̩]
BrisbaneRecorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
New-Zealand:/n(j)ʉːˈmeɹ.ə.kəl/
New-Zealand:[n(j)ʉːˈmeɹ.ə.kɫ̩]
rhymes with -ɛɹɪkəl
CMU ARPABET:N UW0 M EH1 R AH0 K AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:N UW0 M EH1 R IH0 K AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to numbers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: relational
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
The same in number; hence, identically the same; identical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
tests for rating numerical aptitude
a mathematical whiz
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mathematical
Antonyms: verbal
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, numeric
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: numeric
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 English -al English numerical From numeric + -al.
Across languages
Translations
82 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
numerik
— of or pertaining to numbers
Arabic:
عَدَدِيّ
(ʕadadiyy)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Arabic:
رَقْمِيّ
(raqmiyy)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Armenian:
թվային
(tʻvayin)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Azerbaijani:
ədədi
— of or pertaining to numbers
Belarusian:
лі́кавы
(líkavy)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Belarusian:
цыфравы́
(cyfravý)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Bulgarian:
чи́слен
(číslen)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Bulgarian:
ци́фров
(cífrov)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Catalan:
numèric
— of or pertaining to numbers
Chinese Mandarin:
數值的 /数值的
(shùzhí de)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Czech:
číselný
— of or pertaining to numbers
Czech:
numerický
— of or pertaining to numbers
Danish:
numerisk
— of or pertaining to numbers
Dutch:
numeriek
— of or pertaining to numbers
Estonian:
arvuline
— of or pertaining to numbers
Finnish:
numeerinen
— of or pertaining to numbers
Finnish:
lukumääräinen
— of or pertaining to numbers
French:
numérique
— of or pertaining to numbers
Galician:
numérico
— of or pertaining to numbers
Georgian:
რიცხვული
(ricxvuli)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Georgian:
რიცხვითი
(ricxviti)
— of or pertaining to numbers
German:
numerisch
— of or pertaining to numbers
German:
nummerisch
— of or pertaining to numbers
German:
zahlenmäßig
— of or pertaining to numbers
Greek:
αριθμητικός
(arithmitikós)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Hebrew:
מִסְפָּרִי
(misparí)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Hindi:
संख्यात्मक
(saṅkhyātmak)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Hindi:
अददी
(adadī)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Hungarian:
számszerű
— of or pertaining to numbers
Icelandic:
tölulegur
— of or pertaining to numbers
Irish:
uimhriúil
— of or pertaining to numbers
Italian:
numerico
— of or pertaining to numbers
Japanese:
数値の
(sūchi no)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Kazakh:
шифрлық
(şifrlyq)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Kazakh:
сандық
(sandyq)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Korean:
수치의
(suchi-ui)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Kyrgyz:
сандык
(sandık)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Latvian:
skaitlisks
— of or pertaining to numbers
Latvian:
skaitļu
— of or pertaining to numbers
Lithuanian:
skaitinis
— of or pertaining to numbers
Lithuanian:
skaitmeninis
— of or pertaining to numbers
Lithuanian:
skaičių
— of or pertaining to numbers
Macedonian:
нумерички
(numerički)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Mongolian:
тооны
(toony)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Mongolian:
цифрийн
(cifriin)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Norwegian Bokmål:
numerisk
— of or pertaining to numbers
Norwegian Bokmål:
tallmessig
— of or pertaining to numbers
Norwegian Nynorsk:
numerisk
— of or pertaining to numbers
Occitan:
numeric
— of or pertaining to numbers
Iranian Persian:
عَدَدی
(adadi)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Iranian Persian:
رَقَمی
(raġami)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Polish:
numeryczny
— of or pertaining to numbers
Portuguese:
numérico
— of or pertaining to numbers
Romanian:
numeric
— of or pertaining to numbers
Russian:
числово́й
(čislovój)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Russian:
цифрово́й
(cifrovój)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Scottish Gaelic:
àireamhach
— of or pertaining to numbers
Serbo-Croatian:
нумѐричкӣ
— of or pertaining to numbers
Serbo-Croatian:
numèričkī
— of or pertaining to numbers
Slovak:
číselný
— of or pertaining to numbers
Slovak:
numerický
— of or pertaining to numbers
Slovene:
numeričen
— of or pertaining to numbers
Spanish:
guarismo
— of or pertaining to numbers
Swedish:
numerisk
— of or pertaining to numbers
Tagalog:
pabilangin
— of or pertaining to numbers
Tajik:
рақамӣ
(raqami)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Tajik:
ададӣ
(adadi)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Telugu:
సంఖ్యాత్మక
(saṅkhyātmaka)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Turkish:
sayısal
— of or pertaining to numbers
Turkish:
sayıca
— of or pertaining to numbers
Turkish:
sayısal olarak
— of or pertaining to numbers
Turkish:
sayıya ait
— of or pertaining to numbers
Turkish:
sayı olarak
— of or pertaining to numbers
Turkish:
nümerik
— of or pertaining to numbers
Ukrainian:
числови́й
(čyslovýj)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Ukrainian:
цифрови́й
(cyfrovýj)
— of or pertaining to numbers
Urdu:
عَدَدی
('adadī)
— of or pertaining to numbers