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

• appareil photo numérique
• assistant numérique personnel
• infériorité numérique
• pavé numérique
• supériorité numérique

Descendants

• → Romanian: numeric
• → Turkish: nümerik

Further reading

• “numérique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.