dyscalculia

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/ˌdɪskælˈkjuːli.ə/

noun

A learning disability characterized by significantly below average mathematical ability.

“Some educators think requiring students with dyscalculia to study math in high school is a mistake because the dyscalculic students are unlikely to be capable of learning math.”

OriginAncient Greek δυσ- ← Latin calculare →
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Meanings

noundyscalculia (countable and uncountable, plural dyscalculias)

plural dyscalculias

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesA learning disability characterized by significantly below average mathematical ability.

    Some educators think requiring students with dyscalculia to study math in high school is a mistake because the dyscalculic students are unlikely to be capable of learning math.

Origin

  1. Latincalculare
  2. Ancient Greekδυσ-“bad”
  3. Englishdyscalculia

From dys- (from Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “bad”)) + calculate (from Latin calculare).

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Translations

Bulgarian дискалкулия
  • дискалкулия (diskalkulija)pathology: difficulty with numbers
Catalan discalcúlia
  • discalcúliapathology: difficulty with numbers
Czech dyskalkulie
  • dyskalkuliepathology: difficulty with numbers
Danish talblindhed, dyskalkuli
  • talblindhedpathology: difficulty with numbers
  • dyskalkulipathology: difficulty with numbers
Dutch dyscalculie
  • dyscalculiepathology: difficulty with numbers
Estonian düskalkuulia, düsmatemaatika
  • düskalkuuliapathology: difficulty with numbers
  • düsmatemaatikapathology: difficulty with numbers
Finnish dyskalkulia
  • dyskalkuliapathology: difficulty with numbers
French dyscalculie
  • dyscalculiepathology: difficulty with numbers
German Dyskalkulie, Rechenschwäche
  • Dyskalkuliepathology: difficulty with numbers
  • Rechenschwächepathology: difficulty with numbers
Hungarian diszkalkulia, számolászavar
  • diszkalkuliapathology: difficulty with numbers
  • számolászavarpathology: difficulty with numbers
Icelandic talnablinda, reikniblinda
  • talnablindapathology: difficulty with numbers
  • reikniblindapathology: difficulty with numbers
Italian discalculia
  • discalculiapathology: difficulty with numbers
Norwegian Bokmål dyskalkuli, tallblindhet
  • dyskalkulipathology: difficulty with numbers
  • tallblindhetpathology: difficulty with numbers
Polish dyskalkulia, dyskalkulia rozwojowa
  • dyskalkuliapathology: difficulty with numbers
  • dyskalkulia rozwojowapathology: difficulty with numbers
Portuguese discalculia
  • discalculiapathology: difficulty with numbers
Russian дискалькули́я
  • дискалькули́я (diskalʹkulíja)pathology: difficulty with numbers
Spanish discalculia
  • discalculiapathology: difficulty with numbers
Swedish dyskalkyli
  • dyskalkylipathology: difficulty with numbers
Vietnamese chứng khó học toán
  • chứng khó học toánpathology: difficulty with numbers

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dyscalculia

Juliaabuliasterculia
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Cite this entry
APA

dyscalculia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyscalculia

MLA

“dyscalculia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyscalculia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dyscalculia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyscalculia.

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