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# numerical

adjective (numerical — no comparative forms); adverb (numerically)

«numerical» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To do with numbers or shown in numbers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/numerical/#m1)
2. In order of numbers: «in numerical order» means 1, 2, 3 and so on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/numerical/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths, «numerical order» means arranging by number value; «numerical answer» means an answer as a number; «numerical data» are numbers you can measure or count (as opposed to words or categories). In science, results in tables are numerical. Phrases: «numerical order», «numerical value», «numerical data», «numerical answer».

### Examples

- Put the cards in numerical order, from smallest to biggest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/numerical/#x1)
- The answer must be numerical, not a word. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/numerical/#x2)
- Height and weight are numerical data, but eye colour is not. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/numerical/#x3)
- The houses on our street are not in numerical order! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/numerical/#x4)
- Each letter in the code has a numerical value. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/numerical/#x5)
- The test had numerical questions and word questions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/numerical/#x6)
- Finally Lutonya meets the counterpart of the well-known Irishman who, when counting the party to which he belongs, always forgets to count himself, and so gets into numerical difficulties. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/numerical/#x7)

### Note

Adjective only. Related: number, numeral, numerous (means «many» — a different meaning!). Trap: «numerical order» means by number value, not alphabetical order. In statistics, numerical data can be counted or measured; categorical data are names or groups.

## In Jewish tradition

Gematria is the Jewish practice of finding meaning in the number value of Hebrew letters and words.

**Interpretation.** Westcott says each letter suggests a number, and a group of letters has a number meaning as important as its plain meaning.

### Examples

- tion of numbers and letters ; every letter suggesting a 'number, and every group of letters having a numerical signification, as vital as its literal meaning. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/numerical/#x1)

### Note

Adjective only. Related: number, numeral, numerous (means «many» — a different meaning!). Trap: «numerical order» means by number value, not alphabetical order. In statistics, numerical data can be counted or measured; categorical data are names or groups.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «numerical» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/numerical/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «numerical» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/numerical/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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