innumeracy
nounEtymology From in- + numeracy; coined by Douglas Hofstadter and popularized by mathematician John Allen Paulos in his 1989 book Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences.
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Lack of numeracy; low numeracy.
- 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.
- The man suffered from innumeracy stemming from a brain injury, and depended on his wife for all financial matters, no matter how trivial.
- Related terms
- innumerate