"nonnumerical" meaning in English

See nonnumerical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From non- + numerical. Etymology templates: {{af|en|non-|numerical}} non- + numerical Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nonnumerical (not comparable)
  1. Not numerical; containing data other than numbers. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nonnumerical-en-adj-Wc8czAdK Categories (other): English terms prefixed with non- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 46 54
  2. Not using numerical techniques. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nonnumerical-en-adj-YxP7atlN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65
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