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numeric

noun

Definition of numeric

as in digit

a character used to represent a mathematical value in addition to the standard alphabetical letters and numerics, the keyboard features rows of special characters

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Recent Examples of numeric Labeling his furniture designs with dry numeric codes wasn’t for Jean Royère. — Sarah Medford, WSJ, 11 Feb. 2022 The airport’s alpha-numeric category designates the maximum landing speed and wingspan of aircraft for which the facility is designed. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2021 Reporting on inflation isn’t all that useful when the percentages tossed about like numeric salad with a light panic vinaigrette are unaccompanied by more context and comparison. — Erik Sherman, Forbes, 23 June 2021 The state’s overall community college and university headcount dropped by about 123,000 students — the largest numeric decrease of any state. — Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2021 See All Example Sentences for numeric

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The recent rise is still well short of the blistering price inflation of the pandemic era, which saw double-digit increases throughout 2021 and parts of 2020 and 2022.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
You’re prompted to complete a connection or verification step, which is where the six-digit code comes in.

— Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of digit

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Kalshi's counsel will note the number exceeds the entire US gaming industry's annual revenue, which is presumably the point.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
The same conundrum saw investors punish Alphabet and Tesla, but reward Microsoft and Amazon for accelerating revenue growth and posting blowout backlog numbers this quarter.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of number

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Nvidia’s internal testing claims a slight performance edge over AMD’s current server chips in integer workloads.

— Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Python, for example, is a popular programming language that is famously smooth at handling integers of any size.

— Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 13 July 2026

Definition of integer

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