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innumerate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɪˈnuːmə.ɹət/
• /ɪˈnjuːmə.ɹət/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English numerate English innumerate From in- + numerate.

Meanings

1. Lacking numeracy.
   • The worry is that we, as a society, will become innumerate, not just illiterate. A.I. appears to be exacerbating an alarming trend in which our basic education is failing our young citizens. 2025 June 2, Leif Weatherby, “A.I. Is Coming For the Coders Who Made It”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

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Coordinates

illiterate

innumerate en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɪˈnuːmə.ɹət/
• /ɪˈnjuːmə.ɹət/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English numerate English innumerate From in- + numerate.

Meanings

1. One who lacks numeracy skills.
   • Some innumerates simply refuse to accept that this decade, this century, this millennium all began on Jan. 1, 2001. 2009 October 6, Clyde Haberman, “Regarding Jonah, Dinkins, Bloomberg and the Importance of a Yankees Victory”, in New York Times:

Forms

Coordinates

illiterate

Relateds

innumerable · innumeracy