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English
Etymology
From French numérique, from Latin numerus (“number”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
numeric (comparative more numeric, superlative most numeric)
- Of or relating to numbers, especially the characters 0 to 9.
2000, Ivan H. Witten, Eibe Frank, Data Mining, page 70:Because statisticians use the term regression for the process of computing an expression that predicts a numeric quantity, decision trees with averaged numeric values at the leaves are called regression trees.
- (obsolete) Alternative form of numerical (“the same; identical”)
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Noun
numeric (plural numerics)
- (mathematics) Any number, proper or improper fraction, or incommensurable ratio.
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Friulian
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Adjective
numeric
- numerical
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Occitan
Pronunciation
Adjective
numeric m (feminine singular numerica, masculine plural numerics, feminine plural numericas)
- numerical
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French numérique. By surface analysis, număr + -ic.
Pronunciation
Adjective
numeric m or n (feminine singular numerică, masculine plural numerici, feminine and neuter plural numerice)
- numerical
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