Numeric Common

Numeric has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

Any number, proper or improper fraction, or incommensurable ratio.

"The software was designed to handle every numeric value, from simple integers and fractions to complex irrational ratios."

"The error code returned an unexpected numeric instead of the text description we needed."

Adjective

of or relating to or denoting numbers

"a numeral adjective"

"numerical order"

"a numeric symbol"

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measured or expressed in numbers

"numerical value"

"the numerical superiority of the enemy"

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Of or relating to numbers, especially the characters 0 to 9.

"The numeric keypad on his laptop made it easier to enter passwords quickly."

In plain English: Numeric means something that is written as numbers instead of letters or words.

"The form requires all answers to be numeric rather than written in words."

Usage: Use numeric when describing data that consists of digits like 0 through 9 rather than words written out as one hundred and twenty-three. This adjective is common for specifying input fields in forms where users must enter numerical values instead of text descriptions.

Example Sentences

"The form requires all answers to be numeric rather than written in words." adj

"The error code returned an unexpected numeric instead of the text description we needed." noun

"The numeric count on the scoreboard changed every time someone scored a goal." noun

"Please write your answer in numeric form so we can process it quickly." noun

"There was no numeric value assigned to his contribution during the meeting." noun

Origin

The word numeric entered English via French as a variation of the Latin term numerus. It originally meant simply "of or relating to number."

Rhyming Words

ric cric eric uric tric bric elric baric deric zoric lyric xeric seric ulric doric ceric moric roric daric adric

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