dyskalkuli

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Etymology

Borrowed from French dyscalculie, German Dyskalkulie or English dyscalculia, from both dys-, from New Latin dys-, from Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, bad, hard), from Proto-Indo-European *dus- (bad) + and from Latin calculāre, present active infinitive of calculō (I calculate, compute), from calculus (stone) (with the suffix , from Proto-Indo-European *-h₃onh₂-, possibly from *h₃enh₂- (to onerate)), from calx, calcis (limestone) (with the suffix (-ulus, from Proto-Italic *-olos, from earlier *-elos, from Proto-Indo-European *-e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European *-lós), from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, pebble), from Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʏskalkʉliː/
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  • Rhymes: -iː
  • Hyphenation: dys‧kal‧ku‧li

Noun

dyskalkuli m (definite singular dyskalkulien, indefinite plural dyskalkulier, definite plural dyskalkuliene)

  1. (pathology) dyscalculia (a learning disability characterized by significantly below average mathematical ability)
    • 1996 December 1, Aftenposten, page 30:
      i skoleverket er kunnskapene om dyskalkuli magre
      in the school system, the knowledge about dyscalculia is meager
    • 2017 September 30, Bergens Tidende, page 12:
      dyskalkuli er en diagnose på lik linje med dysleksi, og rammer fem til ti prosent av befolkningen
      dyscalculia is a diagnosis similar to dyslexia, affecting five to ten percent of the population

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