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numericalrelating to or expressed as a number or numbers

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: relating to or expressed as a number or numbers

Pronunciation (IPA): /nuˈmerɪkəl/

Korean meaning: 수의, 수치의, 숫자로 표현된

Korean pronunciation: 뉴**메**리컬

Example Sentences

  • Please arrange these files in numerical order by date.
  • My math teacher has a numerical obsession - he even counts his sneezes!
  • The numerical keypad on my phone is more worn out than my actual keys.

numerical

ADJECTIVE

//nuˈmerɪkəl//

relating to or expressed as a number or numbers

numerical concept
💡 Concept

relating to or expressed as a number or numbers

numerical rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The clerical scholar finds numerical patterns on the spherical globe!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/nuˈmerɪkəl/
🇬🇧 UK/njuːˈmerɪkəl/

🌳Etymology

Rootnumer-
Suffix--ical

Origin

라틴어 'numerus(숫자)'에서 유래된 단어로, 고대 로마인들이 숫자를 세며 상거래를 했던 모습을 연상할 수 있습니다. 'numerus'에 형용사를 만드는 접미사 '-ical'이 결합되어 '숫자와 관련된'이라는 의미를 갖게 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

clericalsphericaletical
clerical
spherical
etical

🔗Collocations

numerical data
numerical analysis
numerical value
numerical order
numerical superiority
numerical code

📝Examples

Please arrange these files in numerical order by date.

😄 Fun example

My math teacher has a numerical obsession - he even counts his sneezes!

😄 Fun example

The numerical keypad on my phone is more worn out than my actual keys.

The research requires precise numerical calculations.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

numericmathematicalquantitativestatistical

Antonyms

qualitativedescriptivenon-numeric

Related

numberdigitfigurecalculatemathematics

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