Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- As regards number; in point of numbers; in numbers or figures; with respect to numerical quantity: as, the party in opposition is numerically stronger than the other; parts of a thing numerically expressed; an algebraic expression numerically greater than another.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a numerical manner; in numbers; with respect to number, or sameness in number.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
numerical manner. - adverb In terms of
numbers .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in number; with regard to numbers
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We generally apply the term numerically or specifically or generically-numerically in cases where there is more than one name but only one thing, e.g. ‘doublet’ and
Topics 2002
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The largest numerically is a Sun Yee On with 33,000 members.
Batin Itam: The Li Blood Line admin 2009
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The largest numerically is a Sun Yee On with 33,000 members.
Archive 2009-12-01 admin 2009
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Ranking schools numerically is silly (is MIT four ranking spots better than CalTech, or five?) but placing schools in quality tiers would do a large amount of good without too much of the ankle-biting and ratings-grubbing that comes with the numerical ranking system.
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Ranking schools numerically is silly (is MIT four ranking spots better than CalTech, or five?) but placing schools in quality tiers would do a large amount of good without too much of the ankle-biting and ratings-grubbing that comes with the numerical ranking system.
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Ranking schools numerically is silly (is MIT four ranking spots better than CalTech, or five?) but placing schools in quality tiers would do a large amount of good without too much of the ankle-biting and ratings-grubbing that comes with the numerical ranking system.
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The shop will contain numerically controlled milling machines and lathes, as well as other expensive equipment, and will require a plausible explanation — a front company set up to manufacture, say, transmission components.
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The shop will contain numerically controlled milling machines and lathes, as well as other expensive equipment, and will require a plausible explanation — a front company set up to manufacture, say, transmission components.
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Our 1942 airplane production and tank production fell short, numerically -- stress the word numerically of the goals set a year ago.
State of the Union Address (1790-2001) United States. Presidents.
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Our 1942 airplane production and tank production fell short, numerically -- stress the word numerically of the goals set a year ago.
State of the Union Address Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1913
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