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)

  1. (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)
  2. (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

  • Romanian: numeric
  • Turkish: nümerik

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