numeric
nounEtymology Borrowed from French numérique.
1
Mathematics, Sciences Any number, proper or improper fraction, or incommensurable ratio.
numeric
adjUK /n(j)uːˈmɛɹɪk/ · CA, US /n(j)uˈmɛɹɪk/
Etymology Borrowed from French numérique.
1
Of or relating to numbers, especially the characters 0 to 9.
- Because statisticians use the term regression for the process of computing an expression that predicts a numeric quantity, decision trees with averaged numeric values at the leaves are called regression trees.2000, Ivan H. Witten, Eibe Frank, Data Mining, page 70:
2
Alternative, Obsolete Alternative form of numerical (“the same; identical”).
- Derived terms
- alphameric, nonnumeric, numeric complement, numericity, numericize, numeric keypad, numeric promotion
- Related terms
- alphanumeric, number, numerical