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