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Numeric   /numˈɛrɪk/   Listen
Numeric

adjective
1.
Of or relating to or denoting numbers.  Synonyms: numeral, numerical.
2.
Measured or expressed in numbers.  Synonym: numerical.  "The numerical superiority of the enemy"






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"Numeric" Quotes from Famous Books



... generation is universal, and is based upon that harmonious antagonism between the sexes, that contrast between the male and the female element, that at once divides and unites the whole Animal Kingdom. And although this exchange of influence is not kept up by an equality of numeric relations,—since not only are the sexes very unequally divided in some kinds of animals, but the male and female elements are even combined in certain types, so that the individuals are uniformly hermaphrodites,—yet I firmly believe that this numerical distribution, however unequal it may ...
— Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 61, November, 1862 • Various

... for the Representation of Names of Countries (ISO 3166) is prepared by the International Organization for Standardization. ISO 3166 includes two- and three-character alphabetic codes and three-digit numeric codes that may be needed for activities involving exchange of data with international organizations that have adopted that standard. Except for the numeric codes, ISO 3166 codes have been adopted in the US as FIPS 104-1: American ...
— The 2000 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

... Codes for the Representation of Names of Countries (ISO 3166) is prepared by the International Organization for Standardization. ISO 3166 includes two- and three-character alphabetic codes and three-digit numeric codes that may be needed for activities involving exchange of data with international organizations that have adopted that standard. Except for the numeric codes, ISO 3166 codes have been adopted in the US as FIPS 104-1: American National ...
— The 2007 CIA World Factbook • United States

... the West Indies, which retains its stem in its adult condition. It is a singular fact, to which I have before alluded, and which would seem to have especial reference to the maintenance of the same numeric proportions in all times, that, while a Class is represented by few types, those types are wonderfully rich and varied, but in proportion as other expressions of the same structure are introduced, the first dwindle, and, if they do not entirely ...
— Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 57, July, 1862 - A Magazine Of Literature, Art, And Politics • Various

... provided only to explicate words or terms of unusual obscurity. Numeric references to such notes are enclosed within ...
— The Noble Spanish Soldier • Thomas Dekker



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