numeric character

noun

UK /njuːˈmɛrɪk ˈkærəktə/

US /nuːˈmɛrɪk ˈkærəktər/

A numeric character is a symbol that stands for a number, like 0, 1, 2, or 9.

The password must contain at least one numeric character.

SYNONYMS

digit numeral number symbol figure

RELATED WORDS

alphanumeric character set keyboard ASCII code point

OTHER MEANINGS

2. In computing, a character that represents a digit from 0 to 9 in a character encoding.

The parser rejects any input that is not a numeric character.

3. A printed or displayed symbol used to write numbers in a numeral system.

Roman numerals use letters, but Arabic numerals use numeric characters.

4. A single digit used as part of a larger number or code.

Each numeric character in the phone number is checked for validity.