diff --git a/src/lib/isNumeric.js b/src/lib/isNumeric.js
index 4cc7ea5b3..f0fadc9e8 100644
--- a/src/lib/isNumeric.js
+++ b/src/lib/isNumeric.js
@@ -3,10 +3,17 @@ import { decimal } from './alpha';
 
 const numericNoSymbols = /^[0-9]+$/;
 
-export default function isNumeric(str, options) {
-  assertString(str);
-  if (options && options.no_symbols) {
-    return numericNoSymbols.test(str);
-  }
-  return (new RegExp(`^[+-]?([0-9]*[${(options || {}).locale ? decimal[options.locale] : '.'}])?[0-9]+$`)).test(str);
+export default function isNumeric(str, options = { no_symbols: false }) {
+  assertString(str); // verify if the str is a string, if not report a TypeError
+
+  // destructure options to extract the required properties
+  const { locale, no_symbols } = options;
+
+  // deciding the separator upfront (default separator is '.')
+  const decimalSeparator = locale ? decimal[locale] : '.';
+
+  // setting the regex depending on the value of no_symbols
+  const regex = no_symbols ? numericNoSymbols : `^[+-]?([0-9]*[${decimalSeparator}])?[0-9]+([eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$`;
+
+  return regex.test(str);
 }