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adjective
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.
EXPANDof or pertaining to one's skill at working with numbers, solving mathematical problems, etc.: tests for rating numerical aptitude.
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Numerical
is always a great word to know.
So is rule of three. Does it mean:
| a positive integer that is not divisible without remainder by any integer except itself and 1, with 1 often excluded |
| the method of finding the fourth term in a proportion when three terms are given |
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World English Dictionary
| numerical or numeric (njuːˈmɛrɪkəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or denoting a number or numbers |
| 2. | measured or expressed in numbers: numerical value |
| 3. | maths |
| a. Compare literal containing or using constants, coefficients, terms, or elements represented by numbers: 3x² + 4y = 2 is a numerical equation | |
| b. another word for absolute | |
| numeric or numeric | |
| —adj | |
| nu'merically or numeric | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
numerical
1620s, from L. numerus "number" + suffix -ical. Perhaps by influence of Fr. numérique "of a number or numbers."
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