Numerical — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

measured or expressed in numbers

of or relating to or denoting numbers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nuːmˈɛɹɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/njuːmˈɛɹɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/njuːmˈɛɹɪkəl/

4 syllables Say it as /nuːmˈɛɹɪkəl/.

Examples

numerical value
the numerical superiority of the enemy
a numeral adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

numeral numeric mathematical

Antonyms

verbal

Parts of Speech

adjective	measured or expressed in numbers “numerical value”
adjective	of or relating to or denoting numbers “a numeral adjective”
adjective	relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers “tests for rating numerical aptitude”

Word Forms

number

noun

a concept of quantity involving zero and units

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

numerisch

gemessen oder in Zahlen ausgedrückt

🇫🇷French

numérique

mesuré ou exprimé en chiffres

🇪🇸Spanish

numérico

medido o expresado en números

🇮🇹Italian

numerico

misurato o espresso in numeri

🇳🇱Dutch

numeriek

gemeten of uitgedrukt in cijfers

🇵🇹Portuguese

numérico

medido ou expresso em números

🇷🇺Russian

числовой

измеряется или выражается в числах

India

🇮🇳Hindi

न्यूमेरिकल

संख्याओं में मापा या व्यक्त किया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

সংখ্যাসূচক

পরিমাপ করা বা সংখ্যায় প্রকাশ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

எண்ணியல்

எண்களில் அளவிடப்படுகிறது அல்லது வெளிப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

సంఖ్యాపరమైన

కొలుస్తారు లేదా సంఖ్యలలో వ్యక్తీకరించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

संख्यात्मक

मोजले किंवा संख्यांमध्ये व्यक्त केले

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંખ્યાત્મક

માપવામાં અથવા સંખ્યાઓમાં વ્યક્ત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಖ್ಯಾತ್ಮಕ

ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಳೆಯಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സംഖ്യാപരമായ

സംഖ്യകളിൽ അളക്കുകയോ പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਖਿਆਤਮਕ

ਮਾਪਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਖਿਆਵਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਰਸਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

عددی

ماپا یا تعداد میں ظاہر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

数值

以数字来衡量或表达

🇯🇵Japanese

数値的

測定または数値で表現される

🇰🇷Korean

숫자

숫자로 측정되거나 표현됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

số

được đo hoặc thể hiện bằng số

🇹🇭Thai

ตัวเลข

วัดหรือแสดงเป็นตัวเลข

🇮🇩Indonesian

numerik

diukur atau dinyatakan dalam angka

🇲🇾Malay

berangka

diukur atau dinyatakan dalam nombor

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عددي

يتم قياسها أو التعبير عنها بالأرقام

🇮🇷Persian

عددی

اندازه گیری شده یا با اعداد بیان می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sayısal

sayılarla ölçülür veya ifade edilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִספָּרִי

נמדד או מבוטא במספרים

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