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English Dictionary: numerical by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
numerical
adj
  1. measured or expressed in numbers; "numerical value"; "the numerical superiority of the enemy"
    Synonym(s): numeric, numerical
  2. of or relating to or denoting numbers; "a numeral adjective"
    Synonym(s): numeral, numerical, numeric
  3. relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers; "tests for rating numerical aptitude"; "a mathematical whiz"
    Synonym(s): numerical, mathematical
    Antonym(s): verbal
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Numeric \Nu*mer"ic\, Numerical \Nu*mer"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F.
      num[82]rique. See {Number}, n.]
      1. Belonging to number; denoting number; consisting in
            numbers; expressed by numbers, and not letters; as,
            numerical characters; a numerical equation; a numerical
            statement.
  
      Note: Numerical, as opposed to {algebraical}, is used to
               denote a value irrespective of its sign; thus, -5 is
               numerically greater than -3, though algebraically less.
  
      2. The same in number; hence, identically the same;
            identical; as, the same numerical body. [Obs.] --South.
  
                     Would to God that all my fellow brethren, which with
                     me bemoan the loss of their books, . . . might
                     rejoice for the recovery thereof, though not the
                     same numerical volumes.                     --Fuller.
  
      {Numerical equation} (Alg.), an equation which has all the
            quantities except the unknown expressed in numbers; --
            distinguished from {literal equation}.
  
      {Numerical value} of an equation or expression, that deduced
            by substituting numbers for the letters, and reducing.
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