NUMERACY


Meaning of NUMERACY in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' n(y)üm-r ə -s ē , ' n(y)ü-m ə -

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin numerus number + English -acy (as in literacy )

Date: 1959

: the capacity for quantitative thought and expression

– nu · mer · ate \ ' nüm-r ə t, ' nü-m ə -; ' nyüm-, ' nyü-m ə - \ adjective

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