[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

numeric \numer"ic\, numerical \numer"ical\, a. cf. f.
   num'erique. see number, n.
   1913 webster
   1. belonging to number; denoting number; consisting in
      numbers; expressed by numbers, and not letters; as,
      numerical characters; a numerical equation; a numerical
      statement.
      1913 webster

   note: numerical, as opposed to algebraical, is used to
         denote a value irrespective of its sign; thus, -5 is
         numerically greater than -3, though algebraically less.
         1913 webster

   2. the same in number; hence, identically the same;
      identical; as, the same numerical body. obs. --south.
      1913 webster

            would to god that all my fellow brethren, which with
            me bemoan the loss of their books, . . . might
            rejoice for the recovery thereof, though not the
            same numerical volumes.               --fuller.
      1913 webster

   3. relating to or having ability to think in or work with
      numbers; as, tests for rating numerical aptitude.
      contrasted with verbal.

   syn: mathematical.
        wordnet 1.5

   numerical equation alg., an equation which has all the
      quantities except the unknown expressed in numbers; --
      distinguished from literal equation.

   numerical value of an equation or expression, that deduced
      by substituting numbers for the letters, and reducing.
      1913 webster
see also:
number algebraical verbal numerical equation literal equation numerical value 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

numerical
     adj 1: measured or expressed in numbers; "numerical value"; "the
            numerical superiority of the enemy" syn: numeric
     2: of or relating to or denoting numbers; "a numeral
        adjective"; "numerical analysis" syn: numeral, numeric
     3: designated by or expressed in numbers; "numerical symbols";
        "a very simple numeric code"; "numerical equations" syn:
        numeric
     4: relating to or having ability to think in or work with
        numbers; "tests for rating numerical aptitude"; "a
        mathematical whiz" syn: mathematical ant: verbal
see also:
numeric numeral mathematical verbal 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

44 moby thesaurus words for "numerical":
   algebraic, algorismic, algorithmic, aliquot, analytic, cardinal,
   decimal, differential, digital, even, exponential, figural,
   figurate, figurative, finite, fractional, geometric, imaginary,
   impair, impossible, infinite, integral, irrational, logarithmic,
   logometric, mathematical, negative, numeral, numerary, numerative,
   numeric, odd, ordinal, pair, positive, possible, prime, radical,
   rational, real, reciprocal, submultiple, surd, transcendental

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