numeracy
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The literacy and numeracy skills of Americans have declined in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
In numeracy — the ability to understand and use numbers in everyday situations — the percentage of low-performing adults increased from 29% in 2017 to 34% in 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
He will donate his full compensation from the roles to The Richmond Project, a charity run by him and wife Akshata Murty that aims to improve numeracy in the U.K.,
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
But they will only be taken by pupils in a sample of schools, rather than all schools, and will be used to assess Northern Ireland-wide performance in literacy and numeracy.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2025
Determining internal inconsistencies such as these is one of the minor pleasures of numeracy.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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