numerical
adjective/njuːˈmerɪkl/
/nuːˈmerɪkl/
(also less frequent numeric
/njuːˈmerɪk/
/nuːˈmerɪk/
)- relating to numbers; expressed in numbers
- numerical data
- The results are expressed in descending numerical order.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryNumerical is used with these nouns:- calculation
- data
- order
- …
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from medieval Latin numericus (from Latin numerus ‘a number’) + -al.Definitions on the go
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