numeracy

English

Etymology

Blend of numerical +‎ literacy, coined in 1959 by the UK Committee on Education, presided over by Sir Geoffrey Crowther. [1]

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.
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