numeracy

== English == === Etymology === From numerate +‎ -cy, from Latin numerus; coined with numerate in 1959 by the UK Committee on Education, presided over by Sir Geoffrey Crowther. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnjuːməɹəsi/ === Noun === numeracy (countable and uncountable, plural numeracies) Numerical skill. Antonyms: innumeracy, dyscalculia Hypernym: competence Coordinate term: literacy Competence with mathematics and with how to apply it to practical applications; sufficient ability to think critically in a quantitative way. Ability to manipulate numbers at all, even for the simplest of arithmetic, such as adding two and two. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===