numeracy

noun

nu·mer·acy ˈn(y)ü-mə-rə-sē

ˈn(y)üm-rə-

: ability to understand and work with numbers : the quality or state of being numerate

The quality of education at the school is outstanding. Levels of literacy and numeracy are exceptionally good and the number of children requiring remedial attention is low.—

Ruth Rendell et al.

Literacy, numeracy and a sense of scientific problem-solving are the fundamental underpinnings of education for everybody, rich and poor alike.—

David Hamburg

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For example, some people may process numerical information differently, which can make standard numeracy tasks more challenging. —

Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Oct. 2024 Texas has the fourth-lowest numeracy level in the U.S., according to a study by Excel Champs. —

Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Oct. 2024 Like language, tool use, altruism, and numeracy, a grasp of mortality was long cordoned off as the special, if difficult, birthright of human beings. —

Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024 The news was dismal: only three out of ten third-grade students had mastered second-grade numeracy, and even fewer could read a second-grade story in English. —

Jim Yong Kim, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018 See all Example Sentences for numeracy