numerical

[noo-mer-i-kuh l, nyoo-] /nuˈmɛr ɪ kəl, nyu-/

adjective

of or pertaining to numbers; of the nature of a number.

indicating a number:

numerical symbols.

bearing or designated by a number.

expressed 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.

Mathematics, absolute (def 12).

Also, numeric.

Origin

1615-25; < Latin numer(us) number + -ical

Related forms

numerically, adverb

numericalness, noun

unnumerical, adjective

Examples from the web for numerical

Ring-tailed lemurs may be primitive detours off the primate line, but they have impressive numerical abilities.
But they've relied mostly on numerical rankings and have rarely contained descriptive explanations.
The rating is a numerical measure of the team's strength.
numerical study of foraging behavior with short and long range movement in heterogeneous environments.
It has come up in another thread that many suggest dropping the numerical course designations in your listing.
They are less hung up on specific numerical qualifiers, and looking holistically at students.
However, considering its numerical dominance now, the company is not doomed.
Those goals become the basis for our next numerical rating the following week.
But there is no dispute that the higher capabilities of modern weaponry make simple numerical comparisons inadequate.
The metabolite reacts with chemicals in the paper, revealing a simple numerical code.

British Dictionary definitions for numerical

numerical

/njuːˈmɛrɪkəl/

adjective

of, relating to, or denoting a number or numbers

measured or expressed in numbers: numerical value

(maths)

containing or using constants, coefficients, terms, or elements represented by numbers: 3x² + 4y = 2 is a numerical equation Compare literal (sense 6)
another word for absolute (sense 11a)

Derived Forms

numerically, adverb

Word Origin and History for numerical

adj.

1620s, from Latin numerus "a number" (see number (n.)) + suffix -ical. Perhaps by influence of French numérique "of a number or numbers." Related: Numerically.