The best replacement for numeric is numerical.

The best alternatives to numeric are rated as following:
★★★★★  numerical
★★★  decimal
★★  integer
★★  int
★  alphanumeric
★  float
★  alpha
★  decimal sql
★  string spss
★  decimal sql server
★  integer r
  bigint sql server
  varchar
  string
  non numeric
  decimal mysql
  integer sql
  nonnumeric
  integer sql server
  int sql server
  geometric patterns
  bigint

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Speaking about numeric, one probably shouldn't forget about character in sas.

Other search terms related to numeric and their ratings are:
★★★★★ character in sas
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