numeric

noun

(mathematics) Any number, proper or improper fraction, or incommensurable ratio.

adjective

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

(obsolete) Alternative form of numerical (“the same; identical”). [(relational) Of or pertaining to numbers.]

Roots

numerusnumer- · Latin · number

Synonyms for numeric

numeraladj decimaladj logarithmicadj mathematicaladj submultiple algebraicadj numeraryadj

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