numerical

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That’s 600,000 more, in numerical terms, up from 30% more a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

The findings were further tested through numerical simulations in both the frequency and time domains.

From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026

And at GCSE, there was a proposal to move to the grading system used in England and Wales, where a numerical system from 9-1 is used where 9 is the highest grade.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Despite Russian air superiority and numerical advantages, Ukrainian forces and local volunteers slowed, halted and ultimately rolled back Russia’s assault on the capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

As we passed the shipyard where the loftsmen raised the shape of a hull according to the measurements of a model, he taught me the secret of numerical proportions and scale.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson