numeric

as in digit
a character used to represent a mathematical value in addition to the standard alphabetical letters and numerics, the keyboard features rows of special characters

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Recent Examples of numeric The airport’s alpha-numeric category designates the maximum landing speed and wingspan of aircraft for which the facility is designed. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2021 Reporting on inflation isn’t all that useful when the percentages tossed about like numeric salad with a light panic vinaigrette are unaccompanied by more context and comparison. Erik Sherman, Forbes, 23 June 2021 The state’s overall community college and university headcount dropped by about 123,000 students — the largest numeric decrease of any state. Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2021 From the insight derivation or analytics perspective, the structure provides the right data type (i.e., nominal, ordinal or numeric). Prashanth Southekal, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021 See All Example Sentences for numeric
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Noun
  • Parts of the southwestern U.S. are forecast to see highs reaching the triple digits this weekend, whilst other areas could see severe thunderstorms and even flooding.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
  • Since each dial only goes up to nine digits, there are only a limited number of combinations that a thief would have to attempt in order to access the bag’s contents.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Here are the winning numbers from the Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 29 May 2025
  • While some may have valid claims based on new risks or deteriorating conditions in their home countries, the number eligible to stay would be only a fraction of those who might attempt to do so.
    Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • The software ran an instance that forced it to convert a floating-point number into an integer.
    Korok Ray, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • Stuck in the Middle Erdős knew that any set of integers must contain a smaller, sum-free subset.
    Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 22 May 2025

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“Numeric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numeric. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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