Numeric Meaning
/n(j)uːˈmɛɹɪk/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf or relating to numbers, especially the characters 0 to 9.
adjAlternative form of numerical (“the same; identical”).
Sentence Examples
She wrote the date in numeric form.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He entered his ____ password, which consisted of only numbers and no letters.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please enter your ____ passcode into the keypad to unlock the security gate.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nem- Proto-Italic *nomezos Latin numerus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French numériquebor. English numeric Borrowed from French numérique.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He entered his ____ password, which consisted of only numbers and no letters.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please enter your ____ passcode into the keypad to unlock the security gate.