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
  • Mail-in voters would list the last four digits of their ID on their ballot envelope.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • For example, while leafing through tables of logarithms, astronomer Simon Newcomb noticed that the pages for values starting with the digit 1 were significantly more worn than the others.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The number of enrollees grew during the COVID-19 pandemic when enhanced subsidies became available through the American Rescue Plan Act and Inflation Reduction Act, both signed into law by President Biden.
    — Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Trump in early October publicly gave out Cotton's cellphone number in a dramatic attempt to pressure the senator to change his mind.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Paper 109 supposedly uses similar methods to find new, faster ways to multiply integers together, too.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Start with a random set of different integers, not including zero.
    — Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Numeric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numeric. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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