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/numˈɛrəkəl/ /numˈɛrɪkəl/ Listen

adjective

Numerical, Numeric adj.

1.

Belonging to number; denoting number; consisting in numbers; expressed by numbers, and not letters; as, numerical characters; a numerical equation; a numerical statement. Note: Numerical, as opposed to algebraical, is used to denote a value irrespective of its sign; thus, -5 is numerically greater than -3, though algebraically less.

2.

The same in number; hence, identically the same; identical; as, the same numerical body. (Obs.) "Would to God that all my fellow brethren, which with me bemoan the loss of their books,... might rejoice for the recovery thereof, though not the same numerical volumes."

3.

Relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers; as, tests for rating numerical aptitude. Contrasted with verbal.

Synonyms: mathematical.

Numerical equation (Alg.), an equation which has all the quantities except the unknown expressed in numbers; distinguished from literal equation.

Numerical value of an equation or expression, that deduced by substituting numbers for the letters, and reducing.

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Etymology of 'Numerical'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Numerical" Quotes from Famous Books

... after the condition in its foregoing shape had been so strenuously imposed by Mr. Lincoln and tacitly accepted by McClellan, the matter was left as if definitely settled; and the President never demanded[5] from the general any distinct statement concerning the numerical or specific allotment of the available forces between the two purposes. The neglect was disastrous in its consequences; and must also be pronounced both blameworthy and inexplicable, for the necessity of a plain understanding on ...

— Abraham Lincoln, Vol. II • John T. Morse

... regards the general principles of numerical tuition, it may be sufficient to state, that we should begin with unity, and proceed very gradually, by slow and sure steps, through the simplest forms of combinations to the more comprehensive. Trace and retrace your first steps—the children can never be too thoroughly ...

— The Infant System - For Developing the Intellectual and Moral Powers of all Children, - from One to Seven years of Age • Samuel Wilderspin

... region of physics to metaphysics, and thus opens a new world of speculation. His method was purely deductive, and his science mathematical. "The Infinite of Anaximander became the One of Pythagoras." Assuming that number is the essence of the world, he deduced that the world is regulated by numerical proportions, in other words, by a system of laws, and these laws, regular and harmonious in their operation, may have suggested to the great mind of Pythagoras, so religious and lofty, the necessity for an intelligent creator of the universe. It was in moral ...

— The Old Roman World • John Lord

... the western world was fought on both sides chiefly by the colonists. Here the British Americans had a numerical advantage over the French. Against the 80,000 white Canadians and Louisianians they could oppose more than 1,100,000 whites. Had the English colonists, like the Canadians, been organized into one province, they might have been successful ...

— Formation of the Union • Albert Bushnell Hart

... created by the action of the daring and reckless, though not over-talented, antagonist he would have to meet, General Thomas might not be able to determine and act quickly enough to save from defeat his army, then understood to be so far inferior to the enemy in numerical strength. I had far too high an opinion of his capacity as a general to doubt for a moment that with sufficient time in which to mature his plans to resist Hood's invasion and to execute those plans so far as was in his power, he would do all that ...

— Forty-Six Years in the Army • John M. Schofield

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