numerical quantity

/nuˌmɛrəkəl ˌkwɑntədi/

Other forms: numerical quantities

Definitions of numerical quantity

1. noun

   a quantity expressed as a number
   types:

   zero, zero point

   the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured

   value

   a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

   vote, voter turnout

   the total number of voters who cast ballots in an election, typically reported as a percentage of registered voters, eligible voters, or all voting-age people

   characteristic root of a square matrix, eigenvalue, eigenvalue of a matrix, eigenvalue of a square matrix

   (mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant

   scale value

   a value on some scale of measurement

   argument, parameter

   (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program

   type of:

   quantity

   the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable