"innumeracy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-innumeracy.wav Forms: innumeracies [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|numeracy}} in- + numeracy, {{coin|en|Douglas Hofstadter|nocap=1}} coined by Douglas Hofstadter Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} innumeracy (countable and uncountable, plural innumeracies)
  1. Lack of numeracy; low numeracy. Wikipedia link: Innumeracy (book), John Allen Paulos Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: innumerate [adjective] Coordinate_terms: dyscalculia, illiteracy

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