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innumeracy

Pronunciation: /ɪˈnjuːmə.ɹə.si/

The English word “innumeracy” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. Lack of numeracy; low numeracy.

Etymology

From in- + numeracy; coined by Douglas Hofstadter and popularized by mathematician John Allen Paulos in his 1989 book Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences.

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