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numerological

numerological

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About the belief that numbers have a special meaning
  • adjective
  • /ˌnjuːməˈrɒlədʒɪkəl/
: numerológico
  • In numerological studies, the number three is generally associated with creativity and growth.
  • numerological structures

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Examples

  • Many people believe that numerological readings can provide insights into one's personality.

  • Tarot explores numerological as well as elemental influences and offers fresh interpretations of the Tarot.

    Blog text (16)
  • The thing is, this does not establish a real age of things, per se, but a numerological age.

    Blog text (30)
  • Well, David, I think you're the first to notice this numerological secret.

    Blog text (16)
  • Delwar's numerological algorithm must produce outcomes that mirror local models of community, person, and gender.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Scholars have long recognized the central place that numerological theories occupied in the minds of early English artists and philosophers.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Finally, another significant instance of numerological patterning involves the number one hundred, considered by most sources to be the symbol of perfection or heavenly bliss.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Joseph Csicsila, a graduate student at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, looks at another aspect of the poem's technical design: its use of numerological structures.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Ultimately, the numerological structures inherent in the Ages of Man tradition provide an important key to unlocking a number of intriguing patterns in Moulsworth's "Memorandum."

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Taken together, these features suggest that Moulsworth, like many of her Renaissance contemporaries, consciously wove numerological structures throughout her poetry, not only to emphasize central themes and particular artistic moments, but also to reflect widely accepted philosophical and religious beliefs of her day.

    Fiction book (1996)

Surface Forms

numerological positive
numerologically positive

Morphology

numerological = numerology (semi-transparent) = numer + ology + ical

The adjective is regularly formed from the specialized noun 'numerology', but the base word itself is a learned classical formation.

Etymology

The word numerological comes from the familiar word number and the ending -logy, which means 'study'. So, a numerological idea treats numbers as having special or mystical meaning.