Definition of NUMERACY

numeracy

Meanings

Plural: numeracies

Noun

  • skill with numbers and mathematics
  • Numerical skill.
  • Competence with mathematics and with how to apply it to practical applications; sufficient ability to think critically in a quantitative way.
  • Numerical skill.
  • Ability to manipulate numbers at all, even for the simplest of arithmetic, such as adding two and two.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 15

numeracy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 18

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