Innumeracy
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Lack of numeracy; low numeracy. countable, uncountable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From in- + numeracy; coined by Douglas Hofstadter and popularized by mathematician John Allen Paulos in his 1989 book Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences.