Meanings
nounacalculia (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineThe condition of lacking basic mathematical skills caused by a brain injury, or more specifically an injury to the parietal lobe.First known use First attested in the early 20th century.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
- Englisha-
- Ancient Greekχᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.?
- Latincalx
- Latincalculus
- Latincalculare
- Englishacalculia
From a- (negative prefix) + Latin calculare (“to calculate”) + English -ia (“pathological condition”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan acalcúlia
- acalcúliacondition of lacking basic mathematical skills
Dutch acalculie
- acalculiecondition of lacking basic mathematical skills
Finnish akalkulia
- akalkuliacondition of lacking basic mathematical skills
Indonesian akalkulia
- akalkuliacondition of lacking basic mathematical skills
Polish akalkulia
- akalkuliacondition of lacking basic mathematical skills
Portuguese acalculia
- acalculiacondition of lacking basic mathematical skills
Russian акалькули́я
- акалькули́я (akalʹkulíja)condition of lacking basic mathematical skills
Turkish akalkuli
- akalkulicondition of lacking basic mathematical skills
Cite this entry
APA
acalculia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acalculia
MLA
“acalculia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acalculia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acalculia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acalculia.
Source: acalculia on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.