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nonnumeric en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + numeric.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not numeric.
    • It showed that Mr. Bush, who graduated in 1968, had a cumulative grade average of 77 in his first three years at Yale and a similar average under a nonnumeric rating system in his senior year. 2005 August 6, The Associated Press, “Kerry Grades Near Bush's While at Yale”, in The New York Times:
    • The band played most of “Give Me a Wall” along with a new song with a nonnumeric title: “Don’t Be a Doctor.” 2006 November 30, Jon Pareles, “Postpunk Resurrected Anew”, in The New York Times: