Innumeracy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Innumeracy is a noun meaning Lack of numeracy; low numeracy.
Meaning
Lack of numeracy; low numeracy.
Example Sentences
The man suffered from innumeracy stemming from a brain injury, and depended on his wife for all financial matters, no matter how trivial.
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.
Word Forms
- innumeracies
Antonyms for innumeracy
Common opposites include numeracy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include numberness, mathematicality, mathophobia, arithmophobia, numeric, acalculiac.
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