numeracy

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Etymology

Blend of numerical +‎ literacy, coined in 1959 by the UK Committee on Education, presided over by Sir Geoffrey Crowther.

Noun

numeracy (countable and uncountable, plural numeracies)

  1. The quality of being numerate; numerical skill.

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References

  1. ^ Fowler's Modern English Usage, R.W. Burchfield, ed.