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innumerate
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Innumerate
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in·nu·mer·ate
/
ɪˈnu
mər
ɪt, ɪˈnyu-
/
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[
ih-
noo
-mer-it, ih-
nyoo
-
]
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adjective
1.
unfamiliar with mathematical concepts and methods; unable to use mathematics; not
numerate
.
noun
2.
an innumerate person.
Origin:
1959;
in-
3
+
numerate
Related forms
in·nu·mer·a·cy,
noun
Can be confused:
1.
illiterate
,
innumerate
;
2.
innumerable
,
innumerate
.
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innumerate
(ɪˈnjuːmərɪt)
—
adj
1.
having neither knowledge nor understanding of mathematics or science
—
n
2.
an innumerate person
in'numeracy
—
n
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