Associations to the word «Numeric»

Wiktionary

NUMERIC, adjective. Of, or relating to numbers, especially the characters 0 to 9.
NUMERIC, noun. (mathematics) Any number, proper or improper fraction, or incommensurable ratio.
NUMERIC COMPLEMENT, noun. (computing) The number obtained by changing the numeric sign of a number. This may or may not be the twos complement, depending on the way numbers are stored.

Dictionary definition

NUMERIC, adjective. Of or relating to or denoting numbers; "a numeral adjective".
NUMERIC, adjective. Measured or expressed in numbers; "numerical value"; "the numerical superiority of the enemy".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats