acalculia

[ ey-kal-kyoo-lee-uh ]

nounPsychiatry.

inability or loss of the ability to perform arithmetic operations.

Origin of acalculia

<New Latin, equivalent to a-a-⁶ + calcul- (see calculate) + -ia-ia

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British Dictionary definitions for acalculia

acalculia

/ (ˌækælˈkjuːlɪə) /

noun

psychol an inability to make simple mathematical calculations

Origin of acalculia

C20: from a- 1 + Latin calculāre to calculate

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