numerical
/njuːˈmɛrɪk(ə)l
/adjective
Relating to or expressed as a number or numbers: the lists are in numerical order...
- The paper is the first to consider the roots of an equation as abstract quantities rather than having numerical values.
- In 1940 Wilkinson began war work which involved mathematical and numerical work on ballistics.
- It is series such as these that your pocket calculator uses to calculate numerical values.
Origin
Early 17th century: from medieval Latin numericus (from Latin numerus 'a number') + -al.
Rhymes
- physical anthropology
- physical astronomy
- physical atom
- physical chemistry
- physical culture
- physical culturist
- physical drill
- physical education
- physical examination
- physical force
- physical geography
- physical geology
- physicalise
- physicalism
- physicalist
- physicalistic
- physicality
- physicalization
- physicalize
- physical jerks
- physical laboratory
- physically
- physical medicine
- physical metallurgy
- physical mineralogy