-ade2 |
used in nouns referring to certain numerical groupings. |
bar graph |
a graph in which numerical values of data are represented by bars of equal widths but varying lengths, also known as a bar chart. |
code |
the arrangement of statements in a computer program, in which letters and numerical figures are represented as binary numbers. [1/6 definitions] |
crunch numbers |
in computer work, to perform a large number of calculations or manipulations of numerical data, or to process a large amount of data. |
digital |
expressed in the form of numerical digits [3/5 definitions] |
figure |
a numerical value or amount. [2/16 definitions] |
index |
the numerical system by which consumer prices at different times or in different regions can be compared. [1/10 definitions] |
nonnumerical |
combined form of numerical. |
number-cruncher |
(informal) a person, machine, program or the like that performs a great many complicated numerical calculations. |
pass-fail |
a system of grading in which letter and numerical grades are not used, and students either pass or fail. |
place value |
the numerical value of a digit based on its position in a number. |
qwerty keyboard |
a keyboard with alphabetical and numerical keys in the same arrangement as those on a typewriter. |
rotation |
a pool game in which the balls are played in numerical succession. [1/5 definitions] |
speed |
in photography, a numerical value for the sensitivity of film to light. [1/11 definitions] |
spreadsheet |
a piece of paper or a computer application for recording numerical or other data using rows and columns. [1/2 definitions] |
statistic |
a piece of numerical information. [1/2 definitions] |
statistical |
of, concerning, or using statistics or the types of mathematical analyses that provide numerical information of a type that allows testing of a hypothesis. |
statistics |
(used with a sing. verb) the mathematical study of numerical information, esp. representative information about a limited portion of a population that is used to make generalized conclusions about the whole. [2 definitions] |
time signature |
a musical symbol, usu. a numerical fraction located next to the key signature, used to indicate the meter of a composition. |