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. numeric
  2. numerical
  3. (electronics) digital
    Synonym: digital — proscribed

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Romanian: numeric
  • → Turkish: nümerik

Further reading

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