- of, relating to, or denoting a number or numbers
- measured or expressed in numbers: numerical value
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nu•mer•i•cal /nuˈmɛrɪkəl, nyu-/USA pronunciation also nuˈmer•ic,
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Mathematicsof or relating to numbers;
of the nature of a number:Put them in numerical order. - Mathematicsexpressed in numbers:numerical equations.
nu•mer•i•cal
(no̅o̅ mer′i kəl, nyo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation adj.
nu•mer′i•cal•ly, adv.
nu•mer′i•cal•ness, n.
- Mathematicsof or pertaining to numbers;
of the nature of a number. - Mathematicsindicating a number:numerical symbols.
- Mathematicsbearing or designated by a number.
- Mathematicsexpressed by numbers instead of letters:numerical cryptography; numerical equations.
- of or pertaining to one's skill at working with numbers, solving mathematical problems, etc.:tests for rating numerical aptitude.
- Mathematicsabsolute (def. 12).
- Latin numer(us) number + -ical
- 1615–25
nu•mer′i•cal•ness, n.
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numerical /njuːˈmɛrɪkəl/, numeric adj
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