01 a. Belonging to number; denoting number; consisting in numbers; expressed by numbers, and not letters; as, numerical characters; a numerical e…
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Belonging to number; denoting number; consisting in numbers; expressed by numbers, and not letters; as, numerical characters; a numerical equation; a numerical statement.
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The same in number; hence, identically the same; identical; as, the same numerical body.[Obs.]“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.
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relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers; as, tests for rating numerical aptitude. Contrasted with verbal.
Phrases & compounds
Numerical equation —
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.
Syn.
mathematical.