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Numerous vs Numeric - What's the difference?

numerous | numeric |

As adjectives the difference between numerous and numeric

is that numerous is indefinitely large numerically, many while numeric is of, or relating to numbers, especially the characters 0 to 9.

As a noun numeric is

any number, proper or improper fraction, or incommensurable ratio.

numerous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Indefinitely large numerically, many.
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  • Synonyms

    * See many

    Derived terms

    * overnumerous * overnumerousness * supernumerous * supernumerousness * unnumerous

    numeric

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, or relating to numbers, especially the characters .
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mathematics) Any number, proper or improper fraction, or incommensurable ratio.