Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

numeracy

/ˈnjuːməɹəsi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: nu-mer-a-cy
IPA: /ˈnjuːməɹəsi/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Numerical skill.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Numerical skill.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"John Allen Paulos and others have asked our society to consider numeracy and innumeracy in a way closer to how we view literacy and illiteracy."
"Numeracy includes such things as comprehending intuitively that a mean can sometimes be vastly different from a median and thus does not always represent a typical specimen, even despite being called "average"."
"The man lost all numeracy when he had a stroke, so he now depended on his wife for even the simplest financial matters, such as making change or paying a cashier."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: numerus
Suffix: numerate

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈnjuːməɹəsi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

numeracies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

numerate innumerate literacy

Antonyms

innumeracy dyscalculia

Questions

How do you pronounce numeracy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnjuːməɹəsi/.
What does numeracy mean?: Numerical skill.
Where does numeracy come from?: It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce numeracy

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