numeric

Definition of numericnext
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 Labeling his furniture designs with dry numeric codes wasn’t for Jean Royère. — Sarah Medford, WSJ, 11 Feb. 2022 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 See All Example Sentences for numeric
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Noun
  • Backlog stands at $496 billion, growing triple digits, and AWS's AI business and custom chips business each crossed a $25 billion annual run rate.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Prepare for possibly slippery and muddy mosh pits at Shaky Knees or an evening inside because some stormy weather is expected Saturday in Atlanta, even while feels-like temperatures will climb to triple digits.
    — Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The number of North American bumblebees have fallen nearly 50% since 1974.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Take Lili Reinhart in New York, who donned a green and pink Elie Saab number from the house’s spring 2004 collection, wearing it to the Love Hypothesis premiere.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Nvidia’s internal testing claims a slight performance edge over AMD’s current server chips in integer workloads.
    — Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Python, for example, is a popular programming language that is famously smooth at handling integers of any size.
    — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 13 July 2026

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“Numeric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numeric. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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