Alphanumeric vs. Numeric

Alphanumericadjective

Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.

Alphanumericadjective

Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.

Alphanumericnoun

An alphanumeric character.

Alphanumericadjective

of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters

Alphanumeric

Alphanumericals are a combination of alphabetical and numerical characters, and is used to describe the collection of Latin letters and Arabic digits or a text constructed from this collection. Merriam-Webster suggests that the term may often additionally refer to other symbols, such as punctuation and mathematical symbols.In the POSIX/C locale, there are either 36 (A-Z and 0-9, case insensitive) or 62 (A-Z, a-z and 0-9, case-sensitive) alphanumeric characters.

Numericadjective

Of or relating to numbers, especially the characters 0 to 9.

Numericadjective

(obsolete) the same; identical

Numericnoun

(mathematics) Any number, proper or improper fraction, or incommensurable ratio.

Numericadjective

Belonging to number; denoting number; consisting in numbers; expressed by numbers, and not letters; as, numerical characters; a numerical equation; a numerical statement.

Numericadjective

The same in number; hence, identically the same; identical; as, the same numerical body.

Numericadjective

relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers; as, tests for rating numerical aptitude. Contrasted with verbal.

Numericnoun

Any number, proper or improper fraction, or incommensurable ratio. The term also includes any imaginary expression like m + n?-1, where m and n are real numerics.

Numericadjective

of or relating to or denoting numbers;

Numericadjective

measured or expressed in numbers;

Numericadjective

designated by or expressed in numbers;