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单词 numerical
释义 nu·mer·i·cal
\-rə̇kəl, -rēk-\ adjective
Etymology: Latin numerus number + English -ical
1.
 a. : of or relating to numbers
  < numerical analyst >
  < numerical superiority of the enemy >
 b. : denoting a number
  < letters of the alphabet were employed as numerical signs — William Chomsky >
 c. : expressed in figures rather than letters
  < spies … used a very simple numerical cipher, which changed every day — Alexander d'Agapeyeff >
  < the numerical proportions of hybrid crosses — Lancelot Hogben >
  < numerical equation >
 d. : designated by number
  < conscious of his numerical standing in every class — Harry Levin >
 e. : of or relating to ability to think in or work with numbers
  < numerical skill >
  < the numerical factor of a test >
  — compare verbal
2.
 a. archaic : of a corresponding type : indistinguishable, same
  < many of these numerical postures … are found in statues of the ancients — John Bulwer >
 b. obsolete : identical
  < in a river we swim in the same place, though not in the same numerical water — Robert Burton >
  < probably that very numerical book … kept in the temple — Thomas Fuller >
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