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
  • The drummer said she was distressed by the paucity of water stations available, and feared the triple-digit heat was a risk for fans.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The jewelry brand, which specializes in demi-fine gold and bejeweled happy face charm bracelets, has seen triple-digit growth this season, according to Sophie Capel-Creasey, a jewelry buyer for Selfridges.
    — Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In the past two years, a record number of 4,137 Japanese companies fully withdrew from China, according to Teikoku’s data.
    — Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Unlike deaths from a drug such as fentanyl, no government agency tracks the number of deaths connected to energy drinks nationally.
    — Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Start with a random set of different integers, not including zero.
    — Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
  • 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

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“Numeric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numeric. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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