"numeracy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: numeracies [plural]
Etymology: Blend of numerical + literacy, coined in 1959 by the UK Committee on Education, presided over by Sir Geoffrey Crowther. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|numerical|literacy}} Blend of numerical + literacy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} numeracy (countable and uncountable, plural numeracies)
  1. The quality of being numerate; numerical skill. Wikipedia link: Geoffrey Crowther, Baron Crowther, numeracy Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (numerical skill): 計算能力 (Chinese Mandarin), 计算能力 (jìsuàn nénglì) (Chinese Mandarin), laskutaito (Finnish), numératie [Quebec, feminine] (French), Zahlenanalphabetismus [masculine] (German), uimhearthacht [feminine] (Irish), abilità di calcolo (Italian), abilità numerica (Italian), umiejętność liczenia [feminine] (Polish), уме́ние счита́ть (uménije sčitátʹ) [neuter] (Russian), математи́ческая гра́мотность (matematíčeskaja grámotnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), числова́я гра́мотность (čislovája grámotnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian)

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