numeric en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /n(j)uːˈmɛɹɪk/ (UK)
- /n(j)ʉːˈmeɹɪk/ (Australia)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈnjumərɪk/ (South-Asia)
- /n(j)uˈmɛɹɪk/ (Canada, US)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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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:
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(alt-of, alternative, obsolete) Alternative form of numerical (“the same; identical”).
alt of numerical
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more numeric | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most numeric | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
numeric complement · numericity · numeric keypad · numeric promotion · numericize · nonnumeric · alphameric
Relateds
numerical · alphanumeric · number
Synonyms
numerical (the same, identical) · identical (the same, identical) · numeral (of or relating to numbers)
Translations (1)
es numérico (of, or relating to numbers)