nonnumeric

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ numeric.

Adjective

nonnumeric (not comparable)

1. Not numeric.
   • 2005 June 8, The Associated Press, “Kerry Grades Near Bush's While at Yale”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 July 2025:

     It showed that Mr. Bush, who graduated in 1968, had a cumulative grade average of 77 in his first three years at Yale and a similar average under a nonnumeric rating system in his senior year.

   • 2006 November 30, Jon Pareles, “Postpunk Resurrected Anew”, in The New York Times‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 5 December 2024:

     The band played most of “Give Me a Wall” along with a new song with a nonnumeric title: “Don’t Be a Doctor.”