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numerical value

numerical value

1 3.4
A number that shows its size without a plus or minus sign
  • noun
  • /njuːˈmɜːrɪkəl ˈvæljuː/
translation icon : valor numérico
  • In a digital image, each picture element (pixel) has an associated numerical value.
  • assigning a numerical value
  • determine the numerical values
  • gives a numerical value

And this depends on on a certain numerical value.

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Examples

  • Scoring the inventory calls for assigning a numerical value of 1, 2, 3, or 4 to each of the Likert-type items.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The numerical value of the coordinates is useless unless users know which system is used.

    Academic text (2015)

  • We have every numerical value already chosen.

  • What we have is that we're obtaining A numerical value X.

  • The color of each pixel is determined by its numerical value.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Once the numerical values of each, as well as their combination, are known, further deductions can be made.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Let's write down the numerical values of the speed of light and Planck's constant.

  • For the six answers that involved nominal data, a numerical value was input to identify the categories.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Both versions are scored in the same way, by assigning a numerical value of 4, 3, 2, or 1 to all 60 items.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The numerical value of the temperature fluctuated throughout the day.

Synonyms

absolute value
vsnumerical value
  • Specialized
2 3.9

How far a number is from zero and always zero or positive

applies more broadly to any number rather than only real numbers

How Exact

numerical value
1 3.4
rounding
  • Specialized
6 4.6
estimate
370 2.6

Surface Forms

numerical value singular
numerical values plural

Morphology

numerical + value

The meaning 'the value of a number expressed quantitatively' is directly and predictably derived from 'numerical' (relating to numbers) combined with 'value' (a measurable quantity or worth). This straightforward adjective + noun composition is a common, compositional pattern across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

The phrase numerical value comes from joining the words numerical (about numbers) and value (the 'size' or 'worth' of a number). It points to the number itself, how big it is, so today numerical value usually means the number's amount 'regardless of its sign'.