numerical

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /n(j)uˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kəl/ UK /n(j)uːˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #30360

Meanings

1

adj
Shown or measured using numbers.

Each answer is given a numerical value from one to ten.
2

adj
Relating to numbers or the ability to work with them.

The job requires strong numerical skills.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · shown or measured using... numeric

2 adj · relating to numbers or the... numeral mathematical

Opposites

anumericalnonnumericalunnumerical

Word family

Derived forms alphamericalalphanumericalanumericalbionumericalnumericalizenumericallynumericalnesspseudonumericalquasinumericalseminumerical

Related forms number numeric numerically

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Phrases (1)

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numerical control
the operation of machinery through coded numerical instructions

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From numeric + -al.

*nem- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Describing Qualities

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# numerical

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /n(j)uˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kəl/
**IPA (UK):** /n(j)uːˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kəl/
**Frequency rank:** 30360

## Meanings
1. Shown or measured using numbers.
2. Relating to numbers or the ability to work with them.

## Examples
- Each answer is given a numerical value from one to ten.
- The job requires strong numerical skills.

## Synonyms
- numeral

## Antonyms
- anumerical
- nonnumerical
- unnumerical

## Derived Forms
- alphamerical
- alphanumerical
- anumerical
- bionumerical
- numericalize
- numerically
- numericalness
- pseudonumerical
- quasinumerical
- seminumerical

## Related Forms
- number
- numeric
- numerically

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *nem-

## Etymology
From numeric + -al.

## AI Etymology
Numerical comes from numeric + -al. Modern senses include shown or measured using numbers and relating to numbers or the ability to work with them. The wider word family includes derivatives such as alphamerical, alphanumerical, anumerical, bionumerical, numericalize, and numerically and related forms such as number, numeric, and numerically.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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