The phrase "a numeric code" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a code that consists of numbers, often used for identification or security purposes.
Example: "To access the secure area, please enter a numeric code on the keypad."
Alternatives: "a numerical code" or "a number code".
Each general category has a numeric code, as do the subdivisions of the categories.
The series of stripes corresponds to a numeric code containing data like an item's weight and manufacturer.
Each parameter is identified in the data by a numeric code.
A technique that uses laser technology and stamps a numeric code on shell casings can do just that.
In the new effort, which will continue through February 2013, consumers go to the Outnumber Hunger Web site and enter a numeric code found on packages.
But he did confirm the report on Observers.net that one measure would require AOL employees to log on using a small electronic device that displays a numeric code that changes every minute.
We need your special skills.'" He says the team leader is contacted via radio and a specific code – each special ops officer is known by a numeric code – and told to report to base.
Here, we adopt a general linear model of phenotype with respect to gene expressions: (1) g (Y ) = ∑ j = 1 p β j X j Y denotes a numeric coding of the phenotype and X j the measurement for probe set j.
However, this approach has some pitfalls: (1) when continuous methyl values are converted to discrete methyl status, information is lost; and (2) once a numeric coding is arrived at, many probes would be excluded from downstream analysis because their "epi-MAF" would be <0.05 (MAF, "minor allele frequency").
Just as with a literary work, the preservation and transmission of digital works in different formats depends on the use of a common code, but a binary numeric code rather than a lexical one.
AT&T experimented last year with a similar ad-targeting program, which involved inserting a unique numeric code into a subscriber's web requests.
