numeric

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

Adjective

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

Origin

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.

Forms

more numeric most numeric

Synonyms

numeral identical numerical

Related

alphanumeric number numerical

Derived

alphameric nonnumeric numeric complement numericity numericize numeric keypad numeric promotion

Noun

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

Forms

numerics