[noo-mer-i-kuh
l, nyoo-] 
| 1. | of or pertaining to numbers; of the nature of a number. |
| 2. | indicating a number: numerical symbols. |
| 3. | bearing or designated by a number. |
| 4. | expressed by numbers instead of letters: numerical cryptography; numerical equations. |
| 5. | of or pertaining to one's skill at working with numbers, solving mathematical problems, etc.: tests for rating numerical aptitude. |
| 6. | Mathematics. absolute (def. 12). |
| nu·mer·ic (nōō-měr'ĭk, nyōō-) n. A number or numeral. adj. Variant of numerical. [Probably back-formation from numerical.] |
| nu·mer·i·cal (nōō-měr'ĭ-kəl, nyōō-) adj.
[From Latin numerus, number; see number.] nu·mer'i·cal·ly adv. |