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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Numeric \Nu*mer"ic\, Numerical \Nu*mer"ic*al\, adjective [Cf. F. num['e]rique. See {Number}, noun]
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.] --South.
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. --Fuller.
3. relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers; as, tests for rating numerical aptitude. Contrasted with {verbal}.
Syn: mathematical. [WordNet 1.5]
{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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
numerical
adjective
1: measured or expressed in numbers; "numerical value"; "the numerical superiority of the enemy" [syn: {numeric}]
2: of or relating to or denoting numbers; "a numeral adjective"; "numerical analysis" [syn: {numeral}, {numeric}]
3: designated by or expressed in numbers; "numerical symbols"; "a very simple numeric code"; "numerical equations" [syn: {numeric}]
4: relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers; "tests for rating numerical aptitude"; "a mathematical whiz" [syn: {mathematical}] [ant: {verbal}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "numerical": algebraic, algorismic, algorithmic, aliquot, analytic, cardinal, decimal, differential, digital, even, exponential, figural, figurate, figurative, finite, fractional, geometric, imaginary, impair, impossible, infinite, integral, irrational, logarithmic, logometric, mathematical, negative, numeral, numerary, numerative, numeric, odd, ordinal, pair, positive, possible, prime, radical, rational, real, reciprocal, submultiple, surd, transcendental
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