NUMERACY


Meaning of NUMERACY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈn(y)üm-rə-sē, ˈn(y)ü-mə- ]

noun

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

Date: 1959

: the capacity for quantitative thought and expression

• nu·mer·ate ˈnüm-rət, ˈnü-mə-; ˈnyüm-, ˈnyü-mə- adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.