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innumerate Definition

in·nu·mer·ate (--mər it-)

adjective

Chiefly Brit. not numerate; lacking the knowledge needed to deal with scientific, esp. mathematical, concepts

innumerate Related Forms
in·nu′·mera·cy (----mər ə sē) noun
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  • functionally: About a fifth of school leavers are functionally innumerate and illiterate, a situation described by the Confederation of British Industry as a âdisgraceâ .