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numerical

adj · 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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  • Received-Pronunciation: /n(j)uːˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kəl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: [n(j)uːˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kɫ̩]
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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]
  • Brisbane Recorded 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
  • Uzbek: raqamli — of or pertaining to numbers
  • Welsh: rhifiadol — of or pertaining to numbers
  • Welsh: niferiadol — of or pertaining to numbers
  • Welsh: rhifol — of or pertaining to numbers
Real reading context

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