numérique
French
Etymology
From Latin numerus (whence nombre) + -ique.
Use in electronics is a semantic loan from English digital, which has also been directly borrowed into French.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ny.me.ʁik/
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Adjective
numérique (plural numériques)
- (relational) number, numeric, numerical
- infériorité numérique ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- supériorité numérique ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- pavé numérique ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (electronics) digital
- Synonym: (proscribed) digital
- appareil photo numérique ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- assistant numérique personnel ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “numérique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012