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numerical quantity

DEFINITIONS OF: numerical quantity

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n a quantity expressed as a number

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