numeracy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈnjuːməɹəsi/ (UK)
Etymology
From numerate + -cy, from Latin numerus; coined with numerate in 1959 by the UK Committee on Education, presided over by Sir Geoffrey Crowther.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Numerical skill. ▸ Competence with mathematics and with how to apply it to practical applications; sufficient ability to think critically in a quantitative way.
John Allen Paulos and others have asked our society to consider numeracy and innumeracy in a way closer to how we view literacy and illiteracy.
Numeracy includes such things as comprehending intuitively that a mean can sometimes be vastly different from a median and thus does not always represent a typical specimen, even despite being called "average".
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(countable, uncountable) Numerical skill. ▸ Ability to manipulate numbers at all, even for the simplest of arithmetic, such as adding two and two.
The man lost all numeracy when he had a stroke, so he now depended on his wife for even the simplest financial matters, such as making change or paying a cashier.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| numeracies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
innumeracy · dyscalculia · innumeracy · dyscalculia
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Translations (14)
ru числова́я гра́мотность (numerical skill) · it abilità numerica (numerical skill) · nb tallferdighet (numerical skill) · nb tallforståelse (numerical skill) · it abilità di calcolo (numerical skill) · de Rechenkompetenz (numerical skill) · cmn 計算能力 /计算能力 (numerical skill) · fr numératie (numerical skill) · nb tallkyndighet (numerical skill) · ru математи́ческая гра́мотность (numerical skill) · pl umiejętność liczenia (numerical skill) · ru уме́ние счита́ть (numerical skill) · fi laskutaito (numerical skill) · ga uimhearthacht (numerical skill)