Etymology

numeracy

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Today it means: Competence with mathematics and with how to apply it to practical applications; sufficient ability to think critically in a quantitative way. Full definition →

Latin numerus
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  1. Latin · derived fromnumerus
  2. English todaynumeracy

From numerate + -cy, from Latin numerus; coined with numerate in 1959 by the UK Committee on Education, presided over by Sir Geoffrey Crowther.

Words from the same roots

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