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numerical

nu·mer·i·cal [ noo mérrik'l ] or nu·mer·ic [ noo mérrik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. consisting of numbers: using numbers or consisting of numbers

2. of numbers of things: considered in terms of the number of people or things involved
numerical superiority

[Early 17th century. < Latin numerus "number"]
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