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innumerate

adjective

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adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English numerate English innumerate From in- + numerate.

  1. Lacking numeracy.

    The worry is that we, as a society, will become innumerate, not just illiterate. A.I. appears to be exacerbating an alarming trend in which our basic education is failing our young citizens.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English numerate English innumerate From in- + numerate.

  1. One who lacks numeracy skills.

    Some innumerates simply refuse to accept that this decade, this century, this millennium all began on Jan. 1, 2001.